12 Mar, 2009

1 commit

• 5e47c478b   x86: remove zImage support ... Browse Code »

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  Impact: obsolete feature removal

  The zImage kernel format has been functionally unused for a very long
  time. It is just barely possible to build a modern kernel that still
  fits within the zImage size limit, but it is highly unlikely that
  anyone ever uses it. Furthermore, although it is still supported by
  most bootloaders, it has been at best poorly tested (or not tested at
  all); some bootloaders are even known to not support zImage at all and
  not having even noticed.

  Also remove some really obsolete constants that no longer have any
  meaning.

  LKML-Reference:
  Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin

  H. Peter Anvin

  2009-03-12 02:00:00 +0800  

18 Jul, 2008

1 commit

• 4fdf08b5b   x86: unify and correct the GDT_ENTRY() macro ... Browse Code »

  Merge the GDT_ENTRY() macro between arch/x86/boot/pm.c and
  arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c and put the new one in
  .

  While we're at it, correct the bitmasks for the limit and flags. The
  new version relies on using ULL constants in order to cause type
  promotion rather than explicit casts; this avoids having to include
  in .

  Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin

  H. Peter Anvin

  2008-07-18 02:29:24 +0800  

20 Apr, 2008

1 commit

• cf9b111c1   x86: remove pointless comments ... Browse Code »

  Remove old comments that include the old arch/i386 directory.

  Signed-off-by: WANG Cong
  Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin
  Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar
  Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

  WANG Cong

  2008-04-20 01:19:54 +0800  

17 Apr, 2008

1 commit

• 023196a3b   x86: coding style fix to arch/x86/boot/pm.c ... Browse Code »

  Before:
  total: 1 errors, 0 warnings, 178 lines checked
  After:
  total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 178 lines checked

  No code changed:

  arch/x86/boot/pm.o:

  text data bss dec hex filename
  351 0 6 357 165 pm.o.before
  351 0 6 357 165 pm.o.after

  md5:
  81de3616bceb29691bf835bb62a84ff1 pm.o.before.asm
  81de3616bceb29691bf835bb62a84ff1 pm.o.after.asm

  Signed-off-by: Paolo Ciarrocchi
  Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

  Paolo Ciarrocchi

  2008-04-17 23:40:49 +0800  

30 Jan, 2008

2 commits

• 387faedb1   x86 setup: correct the base in the GDT_ENTRY() macro ... Browse Code »

  The GDT_ENTRY() macro in pm.c would incorrectly cut the bottom 8 bits
  off the base. We didn't define any bases with the bottom 8 bits
  nonzero, so it is a non-manifest bug, but it's still a bug.

  Pointed out by John Smith .
  Cc: John Smith
  Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin
  Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar
  Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

  H. Peter Anvin

  2008-01-30 20:33:04 +0800  
• 88089519f   x86 setup: initialize LDTR and TR to make life easier to Intel VT ... Browse Code »

  Intel VT doesn't like to engage when the protected-mode state isn't
  fully initialized. Make life easier for it by initializing LDTR (to
  null) and TR (to a dummy hunk of low memory which will never actually
  be touched.)

  Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin
  Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar
  Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

  H. Peter Anvin

  2008-01-30 20:33:02 +0800  

11 Oct, 2007

1 commit

• 96ae6ea0b   i386: move boot ... Browse Code »

  Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner
  Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar
  Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner
  Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar
  Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner
  Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

  Thomas Gleixner

  2007-10-11 17:16:45 +0800