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* 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/x86/linux-2.6-tip:
  x86: Disable large pages on CPUs with Atom erratum AAE44
  x86-64: Clear a 64-bit FS/GS base on fork if selector is nonzero
  x86, mrst: Conditionally register cpu hotplug notifier for apbt
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Linus Torvalds committed Apr 29, 2010
2 parents 79dba2e + 7a0fc40 commit dfad53d
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
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Expand Up @@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static int apbt_cpuhp_notify(struct notifier_block *n,

static __init int apbt_late_init(void)
{
if (disable_apbt_percpu)
if (disable_apbt_percpu || !apb_timer_block_enabled)
return 0;
/* This notifier should be called after workqueue is ready */
hotcpu_notifier(apbt_cpuhp_notify, -20);
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21 changes: 21 additions & 0 deletions arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
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Expand Up @@ -47,6 +47,27 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
(c->x86 == 0x6 && c->x86_model >= 0x0e))
set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);

/*
* Atom erratum AAE44/AAF40/AAG38/AAH41:
*
* A race condition between speculative fetches and invalidating
* a large page. This is worked around in microcode, but we
* need the microcode to have already been loaded... so if it is
* not, recommend a BIOS update and disable large pages.
*/
if (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model == 0x1c && c->x86_mask <= 2) {
u32 ucode, junk;

wrmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, 0, 0);
sync_core();
rdmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, junk, ucode);

if (ucode < 0x20e) {
printk(KERN_WARNING "Atom PSE erratum detected, BIOS microcode update recommended\n");
clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PSE);
}
}

#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_SYSENTER32);
#else
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
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Expand Up @@ -276,12 +276,12 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,

set_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_FORK);

p->thread.fs = me->thread.fs;
p->thread.gs = me->thread.gs;
p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr = NULL;

savesegment(gs, p->thread.gsindex);
p->thread.gs = p->thread.gsindex ? 0 : me->thread.gs;
savesegment(fs, p->thread.fsindex);
p->thread.fs = p->thread.fsindex ? 0 : me->thread.fs;
savesegment(es, p->thread.es);
savesegment(ds, p->thread.ds);

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