From 3bd323a1da42525317e2ce6c93b97b5ba653bc9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "H. Peter Anvin" Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 14:52:00 -0800 Subject: x86 setup: a20: early timeout for a nonexistent keyboard controller When probing the keyboard controller to enable A20, if we get FF back (which is *possible* as a valid status word, but is extremely unlikely) then bail after much fewer iterations than we otherwise would, and abort the attempt to access the KBC. This hopefully should make it work a lot better for embedded platforms which don't have a KBC and where the BIOS doesn't implement INT 15h AX=2401h (and doesn't boot with A20 already enabled.) If this works, it will be the one remaining use of CONFIG_X86_ELAN as anything other than a processor type optimization option. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin --- arch/x86/boot/a20.c | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-) (limited to 'arch/x86/boot/a20.c') diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/a20.c b/arch/x86/boot/a20.c index 4063d630def..fba8e9c6a50 100644 --- a/arch/x86/boot/a20.c +++ b/arch/x86/boot/a20.c @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ * * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds * Copyright 2007-2008 rPath, Inc. - All Rights Reserved + * Copyright 2009 Intel Corporation * * This file is part of the Linux kernel, and is made available under * the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2. @@ -15,16 +16,23 @@ #include "boot.h" #define MAX_8042_LOOPS 100000 +#define MAX_8042_FF 32 static int empty_8042(void) { u8 status; int loops = MAX_8042_LOOPS; + int ffs = MAX_8042_FF; while (loops--) { io_delay(); status = inb(0x64); + if (status == 0xff) { + /* FF is a plausible, but very unlikely status */ + if (!--ffs) + return -1; /* Assume no KBC present */ + } if (status & 1) { /* Read and discard input data */ io_delay(); @@ -118,44 +126,43 @@ static void enable_a20_fast(void) int enable_a20(void) { -#if defined(CONFIG_X86_ELAN) - /* Elan croaks if we try to touch the KBC */ - enable_a20_fast(); - while (!a20_test_long()) - ; - return 0; -#elif defined(CONFIG_X86_VOYAGER) +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_VOYAGER /* On Voyager, a20_test() is unsafe? */ enable_a20_kbc(); return 0; #else int loops = A20_ENABLE_LOOPS; - while (loops--) { - /* First, check to see if A20 is already enabled - (legacy free, etc.) */ - if (a20_test_short()) - return 0; - - /* Next, try the BIOS (INT 0x15, AX=0x2401) */ - enable_a20_bios(); - if (a20_test_short()) - return 0; - - /* Try enabling A20 through the keyboard controller */ - empty_8042(); - if (a20_test_short()) - return 0; /* BIOS worked, but with delayed reaction */ - - enable_a20_kbc(); - if (a20_test_long()) - return 0; - - /* Finally, try enabling the "fast A20 gate" */ - enable_a20_fast(); - if (a20_test_long()) - return 0; - } - - return -1; + int kbc_err; + + while (loops--) { + /* First, check to see if A20 is already enabled + (legacy free, etc.) */ + if (a20_test_short()) + return 0; + + /* Next, try the BIOS (INT 0x15, AX=0x2401) */ + enable_a20_bios(); + if (a20_test_short()) + return 0; + + /* Try enabling A20 through the keyboard controller */ + kbc_err = empty_8042(); + + if (a20_test_short()) + return 0; /* BIOS worked, but with delayed reaction */ + + if (!kbc_err) { + enable_a20_kbc(); + if (a20_test_long()) + return 0; + } + + /* Finally, try enabling the "fast A20 gate" */ + enable_a20_fast(); + if (a20_test_long()) + return 0; + } + + return -1; #endif } -- cgit v1.2.3 From 965c7ecaf2e2b083d711a01ab33735a4bdeee1a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ingo Molnar Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:19:12 +0100 Subject: x86: remove the Voyager 32-bit subarch Impact: remove unused/broken code The Voyager subarch last built successfully on the v2.6.26 kernel and has been stale since then and does not build on the v2.6.27, v2.6.28 and v2.6.29-rc5 kernels. No actual users beyond the maintainer reported this breakage. Patches were sent and most of the fixes were accepted but the discussion around how to do a few remaining issues cleanly fizzled out with no resolution and the code remained broken. In the v2.6.30 x86 tree development cycle 32-bit subarch support has been reworked and removed - and the Voyager code, beyond the build problems already known, needs serious and significant changes and probably a rewrite to support it. CONFIG_X86_VOYAGER has been marked BROKEN then. The maintainer has been notified but no patches have been sent so far to fix it. While all other subarchs have been converted to the new scheme, voyager is still broken. We'd prefer to receive patches which clean up the current situation in a constructive way, but even in case of removal there is no obstacle to add that support back after the issues have been sorted out in a mutually acceptable fashion. So remove this inactive code for now. Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar --- arch/x86/boot/a20.c | 6 ------ 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'arch/x86/boot/a20.c') diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/a20.c b/arch/x86/boot/a20.c index fba8e9c6a50..7c19ce8c244 100644 --- a/arch/x86/boot/a20.c +++ b/arch/x86/boot/a20.c @@ -126,11 +126,6 @@ static void enable_a20_fast(void) int enable_a20(void) { -#ifdef CONFIG_X86_VOYAGER - /* On Voyager, a20_test() is unsafe? */ - enable_a20_kbc(); - return 0; -#else int loops = A20_ENABLE_LOOPS; int kbc_err; @@ -164,5 +159,4 @@ int enable_a20(void) } return -1; -#endif } -- cgit v1.2.3