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* [PATCH] x86: use probe_kernel_address in handle_BUG()Andrew Morton2006-09-27
| | | | | | | | | Avoid possible deadlock on a BUG() inside down_write(mmap_sem). The deadlock can only occur if something has gone horridly wrong, because a fault here shouldn't happen. Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] x86 microcode: don't check the sizeShaohua Li2006-09-27
| | | | | | | | | | | | | IA32 manual says if micorcode update's size is 0, then the size is default size (2048 bytes). But this doesn't suggest all microcode update's size should be above 2048 bytes to me. We actually had a microcode update whose size is 1024 bytes. The patch just removed the check. Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com> Cc: Tigran Aivazian <tigran@veritas.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] x86 microcode: add sysfs and hotplug supportShaohua Li2006-09-27
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Add sysfs support. Currently each CPU has three microcode related attributes. One is 'version' which shows current ucode version of CPU. Tools can use the attribute do validation or show CPU ucode status. one is 'reload' which allows manually reloading ucode. Another is 'processor_flags', which exports processor flags, so we can write tools to check if CPU has latest ucode. Also add suspend/resume and CPU hotplug support. [akpm@osdl.org: cleanups, build fix] [bunk@stusta.de: Kconfig fixes] Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com> Acked-by: Tigran Aivazian <tigran@veritas.com> Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] x86 microcode: using request_firmware to pull microcodeShaohua Li2006-09-27
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Using request_firmware to pull ucode from userspace, so we don't need the application 'microcode_ctl' to assist. We name each ucode file according to CPU's info as intel-ucode/family-model-stepping. In this way we could split ucode file as small one. This has a lot of advantages such as selectively update and validate microcode for specific models, better manage microcode file, easily write tools for administerators and so on. with the changes, we should put all intel-ucode/xx-xx-xx microcode files into the firmware dir (I had a tool to split previous big data file into small one and later we will release new style data file). The init script should be changed to just loading the driver without unloading Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com> Acked-by: Tigran Aivazian <tigran@veritas.com> Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] x86 microcode: microcode driver cleanup.Shaohua Li2006-09-27
| | | | | | | | | | Clean up microcode update driver and make it more readable. [akpm@osdl.org: cleanups] Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com> Acked-by: Tigran Aivazian <tigran@veritas.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] Have x86 use add_active_range() and free_area_init_nodesMel Gorman2006-09-27
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Size zones and holes in an architecture independent manner for x86. [akpm@osdl.org: build fix] Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mel@csn.ul.ie> Cc: Dave Hansen <haveblue@us.ibm.com> Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@muc.de> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> Cc: "Keith Mannthey" <kmannth@gmail.com> Cc: "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> Cc: Yasunori Goto <y-goto@jp.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://one.firstfloor.org/home/andi/git/linux-2.6Linus Torvalds2006-09-26
|\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * 'for-linus' of git://one.firstfloor.org/home/andi/git/linux-2.6: (225 commits) [PATCH] Don't set calgary iommu as default y [PATCH] i386/x86-64: New Intel feature flags [PATCH] x86: Add a cumulative thermal throttle event counter. [PATCH] i386: Make the jiffies compares use the 64bit safe macros. [PATCH] x86: Refactor thermal throttle processing [PATCH] Add 64bit jiffies compares (for use with get_jiffies_64) [PATCH] Fix unwinder warning in traps.c [PATCH] x86: Allow disabling early pci scans with pci=noearly or disallowing conf1 [PATCH] x86: Move direct PCI scanning functions out of line [PATCH] i386/x86-64: Make all early PCI scans dependent on CONFIG_PCI [PATCH] Don't leak NT bit into next task [PATCH] i386/x86-64: Work around gcc bug with noreturn functions in unwinder [PATCH] Fix some broken white space in ia32_signal.c [PATCH] Initialize argument registers for 32bit signal handlers. [PATCH] Remove all traces of signal number conversion [PATCH] Don't synchronize time reading on single core AMD systems [PATCH] Remove outdated comment in x86-64 mmconfig code [PATCH] Use string instructions for Core2 copy/clear [PATCH] x86: - restore i8259A eoi status on resume [PATCH] i386: Split multi-line printk in oops output. ...
| * [PATCH] i386/x86-64: New Intel feature flagsDave Jones2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Add supplemental SSE3 instructions flag, and Direct Cache Access flag. As described in "Intel Processor idenfication and the CPUID instruction AP485 Sept 2006" AK: also added for x86-64 Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] x86: Add a cumulative thermal throttle event counter.Dmitriy Zavin2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The counter is exported to /sys that keeps track of the number of thermal events, such that the user knows how bad the thermal problem might be (since the logging to syslog and mcelog is rate limited). AK: Fixed cpu hotplug locking Signed-off-by: Dmitriy Zavin <dmitriyz@google.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Make the jiffies compares use the 64bit safe macros.Dmitriy Zavin2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Dmitriy Zavin <dmitriyz@google.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] x86: Refactor thermal throttle processingDmitriy Zavin2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Refactor the event processing (syslog messaging and rate limiting) into separate file therm_throt.c. This allows consistent reporting of CPU thermal throttle events. After ACK'ing the interrupt, if the event is current, the user (p4.c/mce_intel.c) calls therm_throt_process to log (and rate limit) the event. If that function returns 1, the user has the option to log things further (such as to mce_log in x86_64). AK: minor cleanup Signed-off-by: Dmitriy Zavin <dmitriyz@google.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] x86: Allow disabling early pci scans with pci=noearly or disallowing ↵Andi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | conf1 Some buggy systems can machine check when config space accesses happen for some non existent devices. i386/x86-64 do some early device scans that might trigger this. Allow pci=noearly to disable this. Also when type 1 is disabling also don't do any early accesses which are always type1. This moves the pci= configuration parsing to be a early parameter. I don't think this can break anything because it only changes a single global that is only used by PCI. Cc: gregkh@suse.de Cc: Trammell Hudson <hudson@osresearch.net> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] x86: Move direct PCI scanning functions out of lineAndi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | Saves about 200 bytes of code space. Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386/x86-64: Make all early PCI scans dependent on CONFIG_PCIAndi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This is useful on systems with broken PCI bus. Affects various scans in x86-64 and i386's early ACPI quirk scan. Cc: gregkh@suse.de Cc: len.brown@intel.com Cc: Trammell Hudson <hudson@osresearch.net> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386/x86-64: Work around gcc bug with noreturn functions in unwinderJan Beulich2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Current gcc generates calls not jumps to noreturn functions. When that happens the return address can point to the next function, which confuses the unwinder. This patch works around it by marking asynchronous exception frames in contrast normal call frames in the unwind information. Then teach the unwinder to decode this. For normal call frames the unwinder now subtracts one from the address which avoids this problem. The standard libgcc unwinder uses the same trick. It doesn't include adjustment of the printed address (i.e. for the original example, it'd still be kernel_math_error+0 that gets displayed, but the unwinder wouldn't get confused anymore. This only works with binutils 2.6.17+ and some versions of H.J.Lu's 2.6.16 unfortunately because earlier binutils don't support .cfi_signal_frame [AK: added automatic detection of the new binutils and wrote description] Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] x86: - restore i8259A eoi status on resumeMatthew Garrett2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Got it. i8259A_resume calls init_8259A(0) unconditionally, even if auto_eoi has been set. Keep track of the current status and restore that on resume. This fixes it for AMD64 and i386. Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Split multi-line printk in oops output.Dave Jones2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sometimes, bug reports come in where we've had an oops, and the only record we have is what the reporter saw on screen shortly before the system locked up completely. Unfortunatly, syslog only prints lines beginning with KERN_EMERG to the console, so some lines get lost. An example of this can be seen at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=203723 Some of this information isn't vital to diagnosis, but some parts are useful, such as the tainted flag. Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Add MMCFG resources to i386 tooAndi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Following earlier x86-64 patch Cc: gregkh@suse.de Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386/x86-64: Only do MCFG e820 check when type 1 worksAndi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Needs earlier patch to split type 1 probing from use. This patch should fix the x86 macs where type 1 PCI config space access doesn't work, but MCFG does. They also don't have a usable e820 table so the e820 sanity check failed. Instead assume now that if type 1 doesn't work then MCFG must work and don't do the e820 check. Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386/x86-64: PCI: split probing and initialization of type 1 config ↵Andi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | space access First probe if type1/2 accesses work, but then only initialize them at the end. This is useful for a later patch that needs this information inbetween. Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Remove experimental mark of kexecEric W. Biederman2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | kexec has been marked experimental for a year now and all of the serious problems have been worked through. So it is time (if not past time) to remove the experimental mark. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: add HPET(s) into resource mapadurbin@google.com2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Add HPET(s) into resource map. This will allow for the HPET(s) to be visibile within /proc/iomem. Signed-off-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@google.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Do better early exception handlersChuck Ebbert2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Add early i386 fault handlers with debug information for common faults. Handles: divide error invalid opcode protection fault page fault Also adds code to detect early recursive/multiple faults and halt the system when they happen (taken from x86_64.) Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@muc.de> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
| * [PATCH] i386: Allow a kernel not to be in ring 0Rusty Russell2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | We allow for the fact that the guest kernel may not run in ring 0. This requires some abstraction in a few places when setting %cs or checking privilege level (user vs kernel). This is Chris' [RFC PATCH 15/33] move segment checks to subarch, except rather than using #define USER_MODE_MASK which depends on a config option, we use Zach's more flexible approach of assuming ring 3 == userspace. I also used "get_kernel_rpl()" over "get_kernel_cs()" because I think it reads better in the code... 1) Remove the hardcoded 3 and introduce #define SEGMENT_RPL_MASK 3 2) Add a get_kernel_rpl() macro, and don't assume it's zero. And: Clean up of patch for letting kernel run other than ring 0: a. Add some comments about the SEGMENT_IS_*_CODE() macros. b. Add a USER_RPL macro. (Code was comparing a value to a mask in some places and to the magic number 3 in other places.) c. Add macros for table indicator field and use them. d. Change the entry.S tests for LDT stack segment to use the macros Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xensource.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Abstract sensitive instructionsRusty Russell2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abstract sensitive instructions in assembler code, replacing them with macros (which currently are #defined to the native versions). We use long names: assembler is case-insensitive, so if something goes wrong and macros do not expand, it would assemble anyway. Resulting object files are exactly the same as before. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xensource.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Avoid overwriting the current pgd (V4, i386)Magnus Damm2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | kexec: Avoid overwriting the current pgd (V4, i386) This patch upgrades the i386-specific kexec code to avoid overwriting the current pgd. Overwriting the current pgd is bad when CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP is used to start a secondary kernel that dumps the memory of the previous kernel. The code introduces a new set of page tables. These tables are used to provide an executable identity mapping without overwriting the current pgd. Signed-off-by: Magnus Damm <magnus@valinux.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Fix the EDD code misparsing the command lineH. Peter Anvin2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The EDD code would scan the command line as a fixed array, without taking account of either whitespace, null-termination, the old command-line protocol, late overrides early, or the fact that the command line may not be reachable from INITSEG. This should fix those problems, and enable us to use a longer command line. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: annotate FIX_STACK() and the rest of nmi()Chuck Ebbert2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In i386's entry.S, FIX_STACK() needs annotation because it replaces the stack pointer. And the rest of nmi() needs annotation in order to compile with these new annotations. Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Disallow kprobes on NMI handlersFernando Luis Vázquez Cao2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A kprobe executes IRET early and that could cause NMI recursion and stack corruption. Note: This problem was originally spotted and solved by Andi Kleen in the x86_64 architecture. This patch is an adaption of his patch for i386. AK: Merged with current code which was a bit different. AK: Removed printk in nmi handler that shouldn't be there in the first time AK: Added missing include. AK: added KPROBES_END Signed-off-by: Fernando Vazquez <fernando@intellilink.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Disallow kprobes on NMI handlersFernando Luis Vázquez Cao2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A kprobe executes IRET early and that could cause NMI recursion and stack corruption. Note: This problem was originally spotted by Andi Kleen. This patch adds fixes not included in his original patch. [AK: Jan Beulich originally discovered these classes of bugs] Signed-off-by: Fernando Vazquez <fernando@intellilink.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: mark cpu cache functions as __cpuinitMagnus Damm2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark i386-specific cpu cache functions as __cpuinit. They are all only called from arch/i386/common.c:display_cache_info() that already is marked as __cpuinit. Signed-off-by: Magnus Damm <magnus@valinux.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: mark cpu identify functions as __cpuinitMagnus Damm2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark i386-specific cpu identification functions as __cpuinit. They are all only called from arch/i386/common.c:identify_cpu() that already is marked as __cpuinit. Signed-off-by: Magnus Damm <magnus@valinux.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: mark cpu init functions as __cpuinit, data as __cpuinitdataMagnus Damm2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark i386-specific cpu init functions as __cpuinit. They are all only called from arch/i386/common.c:identify_cpu() that already is marked as __cpuinit. This patch also removes the empty function init_umc(). Signed-off-by: Magnus Damm <magnus@valinux.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: mark cpu_dev structures as __cpuinitdataMagnus Damm2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The different cpu_dev structures are all used from __cpuinit callers what I can tell. So mark them as __cpuinitdata instead of __initdata. I am a little bit unsure about arch/i386/common.c:default_cpu, especially when it comes to the purpose of this_cpu. Signed-off-by: Magnus Damm <magnus@valinux.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: remove redundant generic_identify() calls when identifying cpusMagnus Damm2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | cpu_dev->c_identify is only called from arch/i386/common.c:identify_cpu(), and this after generic_identify() already has been called. There is no need to call this function twice and hook it in c_identify - but I may be wrong, please double check before applying. This patch also removes generic_identify() from cpu.h to avoid unnecessary future nesting. Signed-off-by: Magnus Damm <magnus@valinux.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Support physical cpu hotplug for x86_64Ashok Raj2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This patch enables ACPI based physical CPU hotplug support for x86_64. Implements acpi_map_lsapic() and acpi_unmap_lsapic() to support physical cpu hotplug. Signed-off-by: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@muc.de> Cc: "Brown, Len" <len.brown@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
| * [PATCH] i386: mark two more functions as __initMagnus Damm2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | cyrix_identify() should be __init because transmeta_identify() is. tsc_init() is only called from setup_arch() which is marked as __init. These two section mismatches have been detected using running modpost on a vmlinux image compiled with CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y. Signed-off-by: Magnus Damm <magnus@valinux.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: clean up topology.cMagnus Damm2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | There is no need to duplicate the topology_init() function. Signed-off-by: Magnus Damm <magnus@valinux.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Descriptor and trap table cleanups.Rusty Russell2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The implementation comes from Zach's [RFC, PATCH 10/24] i386 Vmi descriptor changes: Descriptor and trap table cleanups. Add cleanly written accessors for IDT and GDT gates so the subarch may override them. Note that this allows the hypervisor to transparently tweak the DPL of the descriptors as well as the RPL of segments in those descriptors, with no unnecessary kernel code modification. It also allows the hypervisor implementation of the VMI to tweak the gates, allowing for custom exception frames or extra layers of indirection above the guest fault / IRQ handlers. Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: move kernel_thread_helper into entry.SAndi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | And add proper CFI annotation to it which was previously impossible. This prevents "stuck" messages by the dwarf2 unwinder when reaching the top of a kernel stack. Includes feedback from Jan Beulich Cc: jbeulich@novell.com Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Make enable_local_apic staticAdrian Bunk2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | enable_local_apic can now become static. Cc: len.brown@intel.com Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Make acpi_force staticAdrian Bunk2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | acpi_force can become static. Cc: len.brown@intel.com Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: make fault notifier unconditional and export itAndi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | It's needed for external debuggers and overhead is very small. Also make the actual notifier chain they use static Cc: jbeulich@novell.com Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Fix warning in mpparse.cAndi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fix linux/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c: In function #MP_bus_info#: linux/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c:232: warning: comparison is always false due to limited range of data type Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386/x86-64: Improve Kconfig description of CRASH_DUMPAndi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Improve Kconfig description of CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP. Previously it was too brief to be useful. Cc: vgoyal@in.ibm.com Cc: ebiederm@xmission.com Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] x86: error_code is not safe for kprobesPrasanna S.P2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This patch moves the entry.S:error_entry to .kprobes.text section, since code marked unsafe for kprobes jumps directly to entry.S::error_entry, that must be marked unsafe as well. This patch also moves all the ".previous.text" asm directives to ".previous" for kprobes section. AK: Following a similar i386 patch from Chuck Ebbert AK: Also merged Jeremy's fix in. +From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org> KPROBE_ENTRY does a .section .kprobes.text, and expects its users to do a .previous at the end of the function. Unfortunately, if any code within the function switches sections, for example .fixup, then the .previous ends up putting all subsequent code into .fixup. Worse, any subsequent .fixup code gets intermingled with the code its supposed to be fixing (which is also in .fixup). It's surprising this didn't cause more havok. The fix is to use .pushsection/.popsection, so this stuff nests properly. A further cleanup would be to get rid of all .section/.previous pairs, since they're inherently fragile. +From: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Because code marked unsafe for kprobes jumps directly to entry.S::error_code, that must be marked unsafe as well. The easiest way to do that is to move the page fault entry point to just before error_code and let it inherit the same section. Also moved all the ".previous" asm directives for kprobes sections to column 1 and removed ".text" from them. Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: don't taint UP K7's running SMP kernels.Dave Jones2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | We have a test that looks for invalid pairings of certain athlon/durons that weren't designed for SMP, and taint accordingly (with 'S') if we find such a configuration. However, this test shouldn't fire if there's only a single CPU present. It's perfectly valid for an SMP kernel to boot on UP hardware for example. AK: changed to num_possible_cpus() Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: fix dubious segment register clear in cpu_init()Jeremy Fitzhardinge2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fix a very dubious piece of code in arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c:cpu_init(). This clears out %fs and %gs, but clobbers %eax in the process without telling gcc. It turns out that gcc happens to be not using %eax at that point anyway so it doesn't matter much, but it looks like a bomb waiting to go off. This does end up saving an instruction, because gcc wants %eax==0 for the set_debugreg()s below. Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Get ebp from unwinder state when continuing fallback backtraceAndi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | Cc: jbeulich@novell.com Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
| * [PATCH] i386: Terminate backtrace fallback early if unwinder stack pointer ↵Andi Kleen2006-09-26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | is zero Cc: jbeulich@novell.com Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>