From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>, Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>,
"Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@infradead.org>,
Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>,
Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>,
Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-coco@lists.linux.dev,
x86@kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v1 12/14] x86/boot: tweak a20.c for better code generation
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:54:04 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260120195407.1163051-13-hpa@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260120195407.1163051-1-hpa@zytor.com>
Do some minor tweaks to arch/x86/boot/a20.c for better code
generation, made possible by the __seg_fs/__seg_gs changes.
Move the die() call to a20.c itself; there is no reason to push an
error code upwards just to die() there.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@zytor.com>
---
arch/x86/boot/a20.c | 24 +++++++++++-------------
arch/x86/boot/boot.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/boot/pm.c | 3 +--
3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/a20.c b/arch/x86/boot/a20.c
index 52c3fccdcb70..38a1cad8a553 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/a20.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/a20.c
@@ -53,24 +53,22 @@ static int empty_8042(void)
static int a20_test(int loops)
{
- int ok = 0;
int saved, ctr;
set_fs(0xffff);
saved = ctr = rdgs32(A20_TEST_ADDR);
- while (loops--) {
+ do {
wrgs32(++ctr, A20_TEST_ADDR);
io_delay(); /* Serialize and make delay constant */
barrier(); /* Compiler won't know about fs/gs overlap */
- ok = rdfs32(A20_TEST_ADDR+0x10) ^ ctr;
- if (ok)
+ if (rdfs32(A20_TEST_ADDR+0x10) != ctr)
break;
- }
+ } while (--loops);
wrgs32(saved, A20_TEST_ADDR);
- return ok;
+ return loops;
}
/* Quick test to see if A20 is already enabled */
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ static void enable_a20_fast(void)
#define A20_ENABLE_LOOPS 255 /* Number of times to try */
-int enable_a20(void)
+void enable_a20(void)
{
int loops = A20_ENABLE_LOOPS;
int kbc_err;
@@ -134,30 +132,30 @@ int enable_a20(void)
/* First, check to see if A20 is already enabled
(legacy free, etc.) */
if (a20_test_short())
- return 0;
+ return;
/* Next, try the BIOS (INT 0x15, AX=0x2401) */
enable_a20_bios();
if (a20_test_short())
- return 0;
+ return;
/* Try enabling A20 through the keyboard controller */
kbc_err = empty_8042();
if (a20_test_short())
- return 0; /* BIOS worked, but with delayed reaction */
+ return; /* BIOS worked, but with delayed reaction */
if (!kbc_err) {
enable_a20_kbc();
if (a20_test_long())
- return 0;
+ return;
}
/* Finally, try enabling the "fast A20 gate" */
enable_a20_fast();
if (a20_test_long())
- return 0;
+ return;
}
- return -1;
+ die("A20 gate not responding, unable to boot...\n");
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/boot.h b/arch/x86/boot/boot.h
index 4d3549ed7987..584c89d0738b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/boot.h
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/boot.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void copy_to_fs(addr_t dst, void *src, size_t len);
void *copy_from_fs(void *dst, addr_t src, size_t len);
/* a20.c */
-int enable_a20(void);
+void enable_a20(void);
/* apm.c */
int query_apm_bios(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/pm.c b/arch/x86/boot/pm.c
index 3be89ba4b1b3..e39689ed65ea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/pm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/pm.c
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ void go_to_protected_mode(void)
realmode_switch_hook();
/* Enable the A20 gate */
- if (enable_a20())
- die("A20 gate not responding, unable to boot...\n");
+ enable_a20();
/* Reset coprocessor (IGNNE#) */
reset_coprocessor();
--
2.52.0
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Thread overview: 50+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <20260119192923.651588-1-hpa@zytor.com>
2026-01-20 19:53 ` [PATCH v1 00/14] x86 boot code cleanups, batch 1 H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-20 19:53 ` [PATCH v1 01/14] x86/realmode: remove I/O port paravirtualization H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-20 21:47 ` David Laight
2026-01-21 12:27 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-01-28 17:01 ` Borislav Petkov
2026-01-20 19:53 ` [PATCH v1 02/14] x86/realmode: make %gs == 0 an invariant H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-20 22:40 ` David Laight
2026-01-20 22:51 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-21 0:47 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-21 10:03 ` Uros Bizjak
2026-01-20 19:53 ` [PATCH v1 03/14] x86/boot: use <linux/compiler.h> H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-21 10:04 ` Uros Bizjak
2026-01-20 19:53 ` [PATCH v1 04/14] x86/boot: modernize the segment structure for the header and setup H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-20 19:53 ` [PATCH v1 05/14] x86/boot: call puts() from within die() H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-21 10:07 ` Uros Bizjak
2026-01-20 19:53 ` [PATCH v1 06/14] x86/boot: add comment barriers for the different headers H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-20 19:53 ` [PATCH v1 07/14] x86/boot: factor out the 16-bit startup code from header.S H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-21 10:08 ` Uros Bizjak
2026-01-20 19:54 ` [PATCH v1 08/14] x86: make CONFIG_EFI_STUB unconditional H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-20 19:54 ` [PATCH v1 09/14] x86/boot: make the relocatable kernel unconditional H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-20 19:54 ` [PATCH v1 10/14] x86/boot: explicitly put the old command line pointer in header.S H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-20 19:54 ` [PATCH v1 11/14] x86/boot: use __seg_fs and __seg_gs in the real-mode boot code H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-21 8:56 ` Uros Bizjak
2026-01-21 9:40 ` Uros Bizjak
2026-01-21 15:13 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-21 16:03 ` Uros Bizjak
2026-01-22 18:57 ` [PATCH v1 08/14] x86: make CONFIG_EFI_STUB unconditional Simon Glass
2026-01-23 0:11 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-26 21:19 ` Simon Glass
2026-01-26 22:20 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-27 1:44 ` Simon Glass
2026-01-27 2:39 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-27 2:54 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-27 3:14 ` Simon Glass
2026-01-27 3:21 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-29 22:13 ` Simon Glass
2026-01-29 22:22 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-21 16:07 ` [PATCH v1 11/14] x86/boot: use __seg_fs and __seg_gs in the real-mode boot code Uros Bizjak
2026-01-20 19:54 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2026-01-21 10:10 ` [PATCH v1 12/14] x86/boot: tweak a20.c for better code generation Uros Bizjak
2026-01-21 11:49 ` David Laight
2026-01-24 3:00 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2026-01-24 4:24 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-24 23:07 ` David Laight
2026-01-24 23:16 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-24 23:40 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-20 19:54 ` [PATCH v1 13/14] x86/boot: simplify x86/boot/cmdline.c by using __seg_fs H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-21 10:11 ` Uros Bizjak
2026-01-20 19:54 ` [PATCH v1 14/14] compiler-gcc: Remove obsolete RELOC_HIDE() macro H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-21 10:18 ` [PATCH v1 00/14] x86 boot code cleanups, batch 1 Uros Bizjak
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