4 files changed, 45 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
index 40661213604..1e8988e558c 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VM86)		+= vm86.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK)	+= early_printk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HPET_TIMER) 	+= hpet.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_K8_NB)		+= k8.o
+
+# Make sure this is linked after any other paravirt_ops structs: see head.S
 obj-$(CONFIG_PARAVIRT)		+= paravirt.o
 
 EXTRA_AFLAGS   := -traditional
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/head.S b/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
index 5b14e95ac8b..edef5084ce1 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@
  */
 ENTRY(startup_32)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+        movl %cs, %eax
+        testl $0x3, %eax
+        jnz startup_paravirt
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Set segments to known values.
  */
@@ -486,6 +492,33 @@ ignore_int:
 #endif
 	iret
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+startup_paravirt:
+	cld
+ 	movl $(init_thread_union+THREAD_SIZE),%esp
+
+	/* We take pains to preserve all the regs. */
+	pushl	%edx
+	pushl	%ecx
+	pushl	%eax
+
+	/* paravirt.o is last in link, and that probe fn never returns */
+	pushl	$__start_paravirtprobe
+1:
+	movl	0(%esp), %eax
+	pushl	(%eax)
+	movl	8(%esp), %eax
+	call	*(%esp)
+	popl	%eax
+
+	movl	4(%esp), %eax
+	movl	8(%esp), %ecx
+	movl	12(%esp), %edx
+
+	addl	$4, (%esp)
+	jmp	1b
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Real beginning of normal "text" segment
  */
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c
index d4646042644..5a9bd3250a1 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/efi.h>
 #include <linux/bcd.h>
+#include <linux/start_kernel.h>
 
 #include <asm/bug.h>
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
@@ -387,6 +388,9 @@ static int __init print_banner(void)
 }
 core_initcall(print_banner);
 
+/* We simply declare start_kernel to be the paravirt probe of last resort. */
+paravirt_probe(start_kernel);
+
 struct paravirt_ops paravirt_ops = {
 	.name = "bare hardware",
 	.paravirt_enabled = 0,
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 5c69cf0e594..877dc5cfe3a 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ SECTIONS
 	CONSTRUCTORS
 	} :data
 
+  __start_paravirtprobe = .;
+  .paravirtprobe : AT(ADDR(.paravirtprobe) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	*(.paravirtprobe)
+  }
+  __stop_paravirtprobe = .;
+
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .data_nosave : AT(ADDR(.data_nosave) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
   	__nosave_begin = .;