1 #include <linux/kernel.h>
2 #include <linux/init.h>
3 #include <linux/memblock.h>
6 #include <asm/bios_ebda.h>
8 #define BIOS_LOWMEM_KILOBYTES 0x413
11 * The BIOS places the EBDA/XBDA at the top of conventional
12 * memory, and usually decreases the reported amount of
13 * conventional memory (int 0x12) too. This also contains a
14 * workaround for Dell systems that neglect to reserve EBDA.
15 * The same workaround also avoids a problem with the AMD768MPX
16 * chipset: reserve a page before VGA to prevent PCI prefetch
17 * into it (errata #56). Usually the page is reserved anyways,
18 * unless you have no PS/2 mouse plugged in.
20 void __init
reserve_ebda_region(void)
22 unsigned int lowmem
, ebda_addr
;
24 /* To determine the position of the EBDA and the */
25 /* end of conventional memory, we need to look at */
26 /* the BIOS data area. In a paravirtual environment */
27 /* that area is absent. We'll just have to assume */
28 /* that the paravirt case can handle memory setup */
29 /* correctly, without our help. */
30 if (paravirt_enabled())
33 /* end of low (conventional) memory */
34 lowmem
= *(unsigned short *)__va(BIOS_LOWMEM_KILOBYTES
);
37 /* start of EBDA area */
38 ebda_addr
= get_bios_ebda();
40 /* Fixup: bios puts an EBDA in the top 64K segment */
41 /* of conventional memory, but does not adjust lowmem. */
42 if ((lowmem
- ebda_addr
) <= 0x10000)
45 /* Fixup: bios does not report an EBDA at all. */
46 /* Some old Dells seem to need 4k anyhow (bugzilla 2990) */
47 if ((ebda_addr
== 0) && (lowmem
>= 0x9f000))
50 /* Paranoia: should never happen, but... */
51 if ((lowmem
== 0) || (lowmem
>= 0x100000))
54 /* reserve all memory between lowmem and the 1MB mark */
55 memblock_reserve(lowmem
, 0x100000 - lowmem
);