3 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
index f10de0f2c5e..4f40589e179 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ extra-y := head.o init_task.o vmlinux.lds
 obj-y   := process.o semaphore.o signal.o entry.o traps.o irq.o vm86.o \
                 ptrace.o time.o ioport.o ldt.o setup.o i8259.o sys_i386.o \
                 pci-dma.o i386_ksyms.o i387.o dmi_scan.o bootflag.o \
-                doublefault.o quirks.o i8237.o
+                quirks.o i8237.o
 
 obj-y                           += cpu/
 obj-y                           += timers/
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ obj-y				+= sysenter.o vsyscall.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_SRAT)         += srat.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HPET_TIMER)        += time_hpet.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EFI)               += efi.o efi_stub.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DOUBLEFAULT)       += doublefault.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK)      += early_printk.o
 
 EXTRA_AFLAGS   := -traditional
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
index cca655688ff..170400879f4 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -609,8 +609,10 @@ void __devinit cpu_init(void)
         load_TR_desc();
         load_LDT(&init_mm.context);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DOUBLEFAULT
         /* Set up doublefault TSS pointer in the GDT */
         __set_tss_desc(cpu, GDT_ENTRY_DOUBLEFAULT_TSS, &doublefault_tss);
+#endif
 
         /* Clear %fs and %gs. */
         asm volatile ("xorl %eax, %eax; movl %eax, %fs; movl %eax, %gs");
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 0c9932f9f06..0eb65f2ad8c 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -309,6 +309,15 @@ config BUG
           option for embedded systems with no facilities for reporting errors.
           Just say Y.
 
+config DOUBLEFAULT
+        depends X86
+        default y if X86
+        bool "Enable doublefault exception handler" if EMBEDDED
+        help
+          This option allows trapping of rare doublefault exceptions that
+          would otherwise cause a system to silently reboot. Disabling this
+          option saves about 4k.
+
 config BASE_FULL
         default y
         bool "Enable full-sized data structures for core" if EMBEDDED