1 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c
index 56516ac92e5d..7c154dfff64a 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
  * Handle the memory map.
  * The functions here do the job until bootmem takes over.
  * $Id: e820.c,v 1.4 2002/09/19 19:25:32 ak Exp $
+ *
+ *  Getting sanitize_e820_map() in sync with i386 version by applying change:
+ *  -  Provisions for empty E820 memory regions (reported by certain BIOSes).
+ *     Alex Achenbach <xela@slit.de>, December 2002.
+ *  Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>
+ *
  */
 #include <linux/config.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -277,7 +283,7 @@ static int __init sanitize_e820_map(struct e820entry * biosmap, char * pnr_map)
         int chgidx, still_changing;
         int overlap_entries;
         int new_bios_entry;
-        int old_nr, new_nr;
+        int old_nr, new_nr, chg_nr;
         int i;
 
         /*
@@ -331,20 +337,24 @@ static int __init sanitize_e820_map(struct e820entry * biosmap, char * pnr_map)
         for (i=0; i < 2*old_nr; i++)
                 change_point[i] = &change_point_list[i];
 
-        /* record all known change-points (starting and ending addresses) */
+        /* record all known change-points (starting and ending addresses),
+           omitting those that are for empty memory regions */
         chgidx = 0;
         for (i=0; i < old_nr; i++)      {
-                change_point[chgidx]->addr = biosmap[i].addr;
-                change_point[chgidx++]->pbios = &biosmap[i];
-                change_point[chgidx]->addr = biosmap[i].addr + biosmap[i].size;
-                change_point[chgidx++]->pbios = &biosmap[i];
+                if (biosmap[i].size != 0) {
+                        change_point[chgidx]->addr = biosmap[i].addr;
+                        change_point[chgidx++]->pbios = &biosmap[i];
+                        change_point[chgidx]->addr = biosmap[i].addr + biosmap[i].size;
+                        change_point[chgidx++]->pbios = &biosmap[i];
+                }
         }
+        chg_nr = chgidx;
 
         /* sort change-point list by memory addresses (low -> high) */
         still_changing = 1;
         while (still_changing)  {
                 still_changing = 0;
-                for (i=1; i < 2*old_nr; i++)  {
+                for (i=1; i < chg_nr; i++)  {
                         /* if <current_addr> > <last_addr>, swap */
                         /* or, if current=<start_addr> & last=<end_addr>, swap */
                         if ((change_point[i]->addr < change_point[i-1]->addr) ||
@@ -367,7 +377,7 @@ static int __init sanitize_e820_map(struct e820entry * biosmap, char * pnr_map)
         last_type = 0;           /* start with undefined memory type */
         last_addr = 0;           /* start with 0 as last starting address */
         /* loop through change-points, determining affect on the new bios map */
-        for (chgidx=0; chgidx < 2*old_nr; chgidx++)
+        for (chgidx=0; chgidx < chg_nr; chgidx++)
         {
                 /* keep track of all overlapping bios entries */
                 if (change_point[chgidx]->addr == change_point[chgidx]->pbios->addr)