2 files changed, 0 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
index 159ee9c824c9..423db7189eb9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -325,10 +325,6 @@ config X86_INVD_BUG
         def_bool y
         depends on M486
 
-config X86_POPAD_OK
-        def_bool y
-        depends on X86_32
-
 config X86_ALIGNMENT_16
         def_bool y
         depends on MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIPC6 || MCYRIXIII || MELAN || MK6 || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || M486 || MVIAC3_2 || MGEODEGX1
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 0cd07ccdf380..92dfec986a48 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -107,33 +107,6 @@ static void __init check_hlt(void)
 }
 
 /*
- *      Most 386 processors have a bug where a POPAD can lock the
- *      machine even from user space.
- */
-
-static void __init check_popad(void)
-{
-#ifndef CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK
-        int res, inp = (int) &res;
-
-        pr_info("Checking for popad bug... ");
-        __asm__ __volatile__(
-          "movl $12345678,%%eax; movl $0,%%edi; pusha; popa; movl (%%edx,%%edi),%%ecx "
-          : "=&a" (res)
-          : "d" (inp)
-          : "ecx", "edi");
-        /*
-         * If this fails, it means that any user program may lock the
-         * CPU hard. Too bad.
-         */
-        if (res != 12345678)
-                pr_cont("Buggy\n");
-        else
-                pr_cont("OK\n");
-#endif
-}
-
-/*
  * Check whether we are able to run this kernel safely on SMP.
  *
  * - i386 is no longer supported.
@@ -157,7 +130,6 @@ void __init check_bugs(void)
 #endif
         check_config();
         check_hlt();
-        check_popad();
         init_utsname()->machine[1] =
                 '0' + (boot_cpu_data.x86 > 6 ? 6 : boot_cpu_data.x86);
         alternative_instructions();