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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/memory.c b/arch/x86/boot/memory.c
index d5d2360763d..5054c2ddd1a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/memory.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/memory.c
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ static int detect_memory_e820(void)
struct e820entry *desc = boot_params.e820_map;
static struct e820_ext_entry buf; /* static so it is zeroed */
+ /*
+ * Set this here so that if the BIOS doesn't change this field
+ * but still doesn't change %ecx, we're still okay...
+ */
+ buf.ext_flags = 1;
+
do {
size = sizeof buf;