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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:23:50 +0200
From: Paolo Pisati <p.pisati@...il.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] x86: MCA: obsolete sys_desc_table
Mark sys_desc_table as obsolete: remove any reference from the code
together with the remaining of MCA.
bloat-o-meter output:
add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/2 up/down: 0/-55 (-55)
function old new delta
i386_start_kernel 128 119 -9
setup_arch 1421 1375 -46
Signed-off-by: Paolo Pisati <p.pisati@...il.com>
---
Changes since v1:
-added a changelog
-kept sys_desc_table around but marked obsolete
Documentation/x86/zero-page.txt | 3 ++-
arch/x86/boot/Makefile | 2 +-
arch/x86/boot/boot.h | 3 ---
arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c | 4 ----
arch/x86/boot/main.c | 3 ---
arch/x86/boot/mca.c | 38 -----------------------------------
arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 8 --------
arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c | 3 ---
arch/x86/kernel/setup.c | 5 -----
10 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 arch/x86/boot/mca.c
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/zero-page.txt b/Documentation/x86/zero-page.txt
index 82fbdbc..95a4d34 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/zero-page.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/zero-page.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Offset Proto Name Meaning
(struct ist_info)
080/010 ALL hd0_info hd0 disk parameter, OBSOLETE!!
090/010 ALL hd1_info hd1 disk parameter, OBSOLETE!!
-0A0/010 ALL sys_desc_table System description table (struct sys_desc_table)
+0A0/010 ALL sys_desc_table System description table (struct sys_desc_table),
+ OBSOLETE!!
0B0/010 ALL olpc_ofw_header OLPC's OpenFirmware CIF and friends
0C0/004 ALL ext_ramdisk_image ramdisk_image high 32bits
0C4/004 ALL ext_ramdisk_size ramdisk_size high 32bits
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
index 57bbf2f..0d553e5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ targets += fdimage fdimage144 fdimage288 image.iso mtools.conf
subdir- := compressed
setup-y += a20.o bioscall.o cmdline.o copy.o cpu.o cpuflags.o cpucheck.o
-setup-y += early_serial_console.o edd.o header.o main.o mca.o memory.o
+setup-y += early_serial_console.o edd.o header.o main.o memory.o
setup-y += pm.o pmjump.o printf.o regs.o string.o tty.o video.o
setup-y += video-mode.o version.o
setup-$(CONFIG_X86_APM_BOOT) += apm.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/boot.h b/arch/x86/boot/boot.h
index bd49ec6..0033e96 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/boot.h
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/boot.h
@@ -307,9 +307,6 @@ void query_edd(void);
/* header.S */
void __attribute__((noreturn)) die(void);
-/* mca.c */
-int query_mca(void);
-
/* memory.c */
int detect_memory(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
index 48304b8..2ec7f03 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,6 @@ void setup_graphics(struct boot_params *boot_params)
struct boot_params *make_boot_params(struct efi_config *c)
{
struct boot_params *boot_params;
- struct sys_desc_table *sdt;
struct apm_bios_info *bi;
struct setup_header *hdr;
struct efi_info *efi;
@@ -1089,7 +1088,6 @@ struct boot_params *make_boot_params(struct efi_config *c)
hdr = &boot_params->hdr;
efi = &boot_params->efi_info;
bi = &boot_params->apm_bios_info;
- sdt = &boot_params->sys_desc_table;
/* Copy the second sector to boot_params */
memcpy(&hdr->jump, image->image_base + 512, 512);
@@ -1118,8 +1116,6 @@ struct boot_params *make_boot_params(struct efi_config *c)
/* Clear APM BIOS info */
memset(bi, 0, sizeof(*bi));
- memset(sdt, 0, sizeof(*sdt));
-
status = efi_parse_options(cmdline_ptr);
if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
goto fail2;
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/main.c b/arch/x86/boot/main.c
index fd6c9f2..9bcea38 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/main.c
@@ -161,9 +161,6 @@ void main(void)
/* Set keyboard repeat rate (why?) and query the lock flags */
keyboard_init();
- /* Query MCA information */
- query_mca();
-
/* Query Intel SpeedStep (IST) information */
query_ist();
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/mca.c b/arch/x86/boot/mca.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a95a531..0000000
--- a/arch/x86/boot/mca.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- linux-c -*- ------------------------------------------------------- *
- *
- * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
- * Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc. - All Rights Reserved
- * Copyright 2009 Intel Corporation; author H. Peter Anvin
- *
- * This file is part of the Linux kernel, and is made available under
- * the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
- *
- * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-/*
- * Get the MCA system description table
- */
-
-#include "boot.h"
-
-int query_mca(void)
-{
- struct biosregs ireg, oreg;
- u16 len;
-
- initregs(&ireg);
- ireg.ah = 0xc0;
- intcall(0x15, &ireg, &oreg);
-
- if (oreg.eflags & X86_EFLAGS_CF)
- return -1; /* No MCA present */
-
- set_fs(oreg.es);
- len = rdfs16(oreg.bx);
-
- if (len > sizeof(boot_params.sys_desc_table))
- len = sizeof(boot_params.sys_desc_table);
-
- copy_from_fs(&boot_params.sys_desc_table, oreg.bx, len);
- return 0;
-}
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 23ba676..81c05b3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -773,14 +773,6 @@ static inline void update_debugctlmsr(unsigned long debugctlmsr)
extern void set_task_blockstep(struct task_struct *task, bool on);
-/*
- * from system description table in BIOS. Mostly for MCA use, but
- * others may find it useful:
- */
-extern unsigned int machine_id;
-extern unsigned int machine_submodel_id;
-extern unsigned int BIOS_revision;
-
/* Boot loader type from the setup header: */
extern int bootloader_type;
extern int bootloader_version;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h
index ab456dc..3292543 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct boot_params {
__u8 _pad3[16]; /* 0x070 */
__u8 hd0_info[16]; /* obsolete! */ /* 0x080 */
__u8 hd1_info[16]; /* obsolete! */ /* 0x090 */
- struct sys_desc_table sys_desc_table; /* 0x0a0 */
+ struct sys_desc_table sys_desc_table; /* obsolete! */ /* 0x0a0 */
struct olpc_ofw_header olpc_ofw_header; /* 0x0b0 */
__u32 ext_ramdisk_image; /* 0x0c0 */
__u32 ext_ramdisk_size; /* 0x0c4 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
index ca05f86..3666a84 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
@@ -222,9 +222,6 @@ setup_boot_parameters(struct kimage *image, struct boot_params *params,
memset(¶ms->hd0_info, 0, sizeof(params->hd0_info));
memset(¶ms->hd1_info, 0, sizeof(params->hd1_info));
- /* Default sysdesc table */
- params->sys_desc_table.length = 0;
-
if (image->type == KEXEC_TYPE_CRASH) {
ret = crash_setup_memmap_entries(image, params);
if (ret)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index d74ac33..e42cf00 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -915,11 +915,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
apm_info.bios = boot_params.apm_bios_info;
ist_info = boot_params.ist_info;
- if (boot_params.sys_desc_table.length != 0) {
- machine_id = boot_params.sys_desc_table.table[0];
- machine_submodel_id = boot_params.sys_desc_table.table[1];
- BIOS_revision = boot_params.sys_desc_table.table[2];
- }
#endif
saved_video_mode = boot_params.hdr.vid_mode;
bootloader_type = boot_params.hdr.type_of_loader;
--
2.1.4
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