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* 'x86-kbuild-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (46 commits)
  x86, boot: add new generated files to the appropriate .gitignore files
  x86, boot: correct the calculation of ZO_INIT_SIZE
  x86-64: align __PHYSICAL_START, remove __KERNEL_ALIGN
  x86, boot: correct sanity checks in boot/compressed/misc.c
  x86: add extension fields for bootloader type and version
  x86, defconfig: update kernel position parameters
  x86, defconfig: update to current, no material changes
  x86: make CONFIG_RELOCATABLE the default
  x86: default CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START and CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN to 16 MB
  x86: document new bzImage fields
  x86, boot: make kernel_alignment adjustable; new bzImage fields
  x86, boot: remove dead code from boot/compressed/head_*.S
  x86, boot: use LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR on 64 bits
  x86, boot: make symbols from the main vmlinux available
  x86, boot: determine compressed code offset at compile time
  x86, boot: use appropriate rep string for move and clear
  x86, boot: zero EFLAGS on 32 bits
  x86, boot: set up the decompression stack as early as possible
  x86, boot: straighten out ranges to copy/zero in compressed/head*.S
  x86, boot: stylistic cleanups for boot/compressed/head_64.S
  ...

Fixed trivial conflict in arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig manually

Documentation/x86/boot.txt

@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ Protocol 2.08:	(Kernel 2.6.26) Added crc32 checksum and ELF format
 Protocol 2.09:	(Kernel 2.6.26) Added a field of 64-bit physical
 		pointer to single linked list of struct	setup_data.
 
+Protocol 2.10:	(Kernel 2.6.31) Added a protocol for relaxed alignment
+		beyond the kernel_alignment added, new init_size and
+		pref_address fields.  Added extended boot loader IDs.
+
 **** MEMORY LAYOUT
 
 The traditional memory map for the kernel loader, used for Image or
@@ -168,12 +172,13 @@ Offset	Proto	Name		Meaning
 021C/4	2.00+	ramdisk_size	initrd size (set by boot loader)
 0220/4	2.00+	bootsect_kludge	DO NOT USE - for bootsect.S use only
 0224/2	2.01+	heap_end_ptr	Free memory after setup end
-0226/2	N/A	pad1		Unused
+0226/1	2.02+(3 ext_loader_ver	Extended boot loader version
+0227/1	2.02+(3	ext_loader_type	Extended boot loader ID
 0228/4	2.02+	cmd_line_ptr	32-bit pointer to the kernel command line
 022C/4	2.03+	ramdisk_max	Highest legal initrd address
 0230/4	2.05+	kernel_alignment Physical addr alignment required for kernel
 0234/1	2.05+	relocatable_kernel Whether kernel is relocatable or not
-0235/1	N/A	pad2		Unused
+0235/1	2.10+	min_alignment	Minimum alignment, as a power of two
 0236/2	N/A	pad3		Unused
 0238/4	2.06+	cmdline_size	Maximum size of the kernel command line
 023C/4	2.07+	hardware_subarch Hardware subarchitecture
@@ -182,6 +187,8 @@ Offset	Proto	Name		Meaning
 024C/4	2.08+	payload_length	Length of kernel payload
 0250/8	2.09+	setup_data	64-bit physical pointer to linked list
 				of struct setup_data
+0258/8	2.10+	pref_address	Preferred loading address
+0260/4	2.10+	init_size	Linear memory required during initialization
 
 (1) For backwards compatibility, if the setup_sects field contains 0, the
     real value is 4.
@@ -190,6 +197,8 @@ Offset	Proto	Name		Meaning
     field are unusable, which means the size of a bzImage kernel
     cannot be determined.
 
+(3) Ignored, but safe to set, for boot protocols 2.02-2.09.
+
 If the "HdrS" (0x53726448) magic number is not found at offset 0x202,
 the boot protocol version is "old".  Loading an old kernel, the
 following parameters should be assumed:
@@ -343,18 +352,32 @@ Protocol:	2.00+
   0xTV here, where T is an identifier for the boot loader and V is
   a version number.  Otherwise, enter 0xFF here.
 
+  For boot loader IDs above T = 0xD, write T = 0xE to this field and
+  write the extended ID minus 0x10 to the ext_loader_type field.
+  Similarly, the ext_loader_ver field can be used to provide more than
+  four bits for the bootloader version.
+
+  For example, for T = 0x15, V = 0x234, write:
+
+  type_of_loader  <- 0xE4
+  ext_loader_type <- 0x05
+  ext_loader_ver  <- 0x23
+
   Assigned boot loader ids:
 	0  LILO			(0x00 reserved for pre-2.00 bootloader)
 	1  Loadlin
 	2  bootsect-loader	(0x20, all other values reserved)
-	3  SYSLINUX
-	4  EtherBoot
+	3  Syslinux
+	4  Etherboot/gPXE
 	5  ELILO
 	7  GRUB
-	8  U-BOOT
+	8  U-Boot
 	9  Xen
 	A  Gujin
 	B  Qemu
+	C  Arcturus Networks uCbootloader
+	E  Extended		(see ext_loader_type)
+	F  Special		(0xFF = undefined)
 
   Please contact <[email protected]> if you need a bootloader ID
   value assigned.
@@ -453,6 +476,35 @@ Protocol:	2.01+
   Set this field to the offset (from the beginning of the real-mode
   code) of the end of the setup stack/heap, minus 0x0200.
 
+Field name:	ext_loader_ver
+Type:		write (optional)
+Offset/size:	0x226/1
+Protocol:	2.02+
+
+  This field is used as an extension of the version number in the
+  type_of_loader field.  The total version number is considered to be
+  (type_of_loader & 0x0f) + (ext_loader_ver << 4).
+
+  The use of this field is boot loader specific.  If not written, it
+  is zero.
+
+  Kernels prior to 2.6.31 did not recognize this field, but it is safe
+  to write for protocol version 2.02 or higher.
+
+Field name:	ext_loader_type
+Type:		write (obligatory if (type_of_loader & 0xf0) == 0xe0)
+Offset/size:	0x227/1
+Protocol:	2.02+
+
+  This field is used as an extension of the type number in
+  type_of_loader field.  If the type in type_of_loader is 0xE, then
+  the actual type is (ext_loader_type + 0x10).
+
+  This field is ignored if the type in type_of_loader is not 0xE.
+
+  Kernels prior to 2.6.31 did not recognize this field, but it is safe
+  to write for protocol version 2.02 or higher.
+
 Field name:	cmd_line_ptr
 Type:		write (obligatory)
 Offset/size:	0x228/4
@@ -482,11 +534,19 @@ Protocol:	2.03+
   0x37FFFFFF, you can start your ramdisk at 0x37FE0000.)
 
 Field name:	kernel_alignment
-Type:		read (reloc)
+Type:		read/modify (reloc)
 Offset/size:	0x230/4
-Protocol:	2.05+
+Protocol:	2.05+ (read), 2.10+ (modify)
+
+  Alignment unit required by the kernel (if relocatable_kernel is
+  true.)  A relocatable kernel that is loaded at an alignment
+  incompatible with the value in this field will be realigned during
+  kernel initialization.
 
-  Alignment unit required by the kernel (if relocatable_kernel is true.)
+  Starting with protocol version 2.10, this reflects the kernel
+  alignment preferred for optimal performance; it is possible for the
+  loader to modify this field to permit a lesser alignment.  See the
+  min_alignment and pref_address field below.
 
 Field name:	relocatable_kernel
 Type:		read (reloc)
@@ -498,6 +558,22 @@ Protocol:	2.05+
   After loading, the boot loader must set the code32_start field to
   point to the loaded code, or to a boot loader hook.
 
+Field name:	min_alignment
+Type:		read (reloc)
+Offset/size:	0x235/1
+Protocol:	2.10+
+
+  This field, if nonzero, indicates as a power of two the minimum
+  alignment required, as opposed to preferred, by the kernel to boot.
+  If a boot loader makes use of this field, it should update the
+  kernel_alignment field with the alignment unit desired; typically:
+
+	kernel_alignment = 1 << min_alignment
+
+  There may be a considerable performance cost with an excessively
+  misaligned kernel.  Therefore, a loader should typically try each
+  power-of-two alignment from kernel_alignment down to this alignment.
+
 Field name:	cmdline_size
 Type:		read
 Offset/size:	0x238/4
@@ -582,6 +658,36 @@ Protocol:	2.09+
   sure to consider the case where the linked list already contains
   entries.
 
+Field name:	pref_address
+Type:		read (reloc)
+Offset/size:	0x258/8
+Protocol:	2.10+
+
+  This field, if nonzero, represents a preferred load address for the
+  kernel.  A relocating bootloader should attempt to load at this
+  address if possible.
+
+  A non-relocatable kernel will unconditionally move itself and to run
+  at this address.
+
+Field name:	init_size
+Type:		read
+Offset/size:	0x25c/4
+
+  This field indicates the amount of linear contiguous memory starting
+  at the kernel runtime start address that the kernel needs before it
+  is capable of examining its memory map.  This is not the same thing
+  as the total amount of memory the kernel needs to boot, but it can
+  be used by a relocating boot loader to help select a safe load
+  address for the kernel.
+
+  The kernel runtime start address is determined by the following algorithm:
+
+  if (relocatable_kernel)
+	runtime_start = align_up(load_address, kernel_alignment)
+  else
+	runtime_start = pref_address
+
 
 **** THE IMAGE CHECKSUM
 

arch/x86/Kbuild

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm/
+
+# Xen paravirtualization support
+obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen/
+
+# lguest paravirtualization support
+obj-$(CONFIG_LGUEST_GUEST) += lguest/
+
+obj-y += kernel/
+obj-y += mm/
+
+obj-y += crypto/
+obj-y += vdso/
+obj-$(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION) += ia32/
+

arch/x86/Kconfig

@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_BZIP2
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA
 
+config OUTPUT_FORMAT
+	string
+	default "elf32-i386" if X86_32
+	default "elf64-x86-64" if X86_64
+
 config ARCH_DEFCONFIG
 	string
 	default "arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig" if X86_32
@@ -1460,9 +1465,7 @@ config KEXEC_JUMP
 
 config PHYSICAL_START
 	hex "Physical address where the kernel is loaded" if (EMBEDDED || CRASH_DUMP)
-	default "0x1000000" if X86_NUMAQ
-	default "0x200000" if X86_64
-	default "0x100000"
+	default "0x1000000"
 	---help---
 	  This gives the physical address where the kernel is loaded.
 
@@ -1481,15 +1484,15 @@ config PHYSICAL_START
 	  to be specifically compiled to run from a specific memory area
 	  (normally a reserved region) and this option comes handy.
 
-	  So if you are using bzImage for capturing the crash dump, leave
-	  the value here unchanged to 0x100000 and set CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y.
-	  Otherwise if you plan to use vmlinux for capturing the crash dump
-	  change this value to start of the reserved region (Typically 16MB
-	  0x1000000). In other words, it can be set based on the "X" value as
-	  specified in the "crashkernel=YM@XM" command line boot parameter
-	  passed to the panic-ed kernel. Typically this parameter is set as
-	  crashkernel=64M@16M. Please take a look at
-	  Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt for more details about crash dumps.
+	  So if you are using bzImage for capturing the crash dump,
+	  leave the value here unchanged to 0x1000000 and set
+	  CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y.  Otherwise if you plan to use vmlinux
+	  for capturing the crash dump change this value to start of
+	  the reserved region.  In other words, it can be set based on
+	  the "X" value as specified in the "crashkernel=YM@XM"
+	  command line boot parameter passed to the panic-ed
+	  kernel. Please take a look at Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
+	  for more details about crash dumps.
 
 	  Usage of bzImage for capturing the crash dump is recommended as
 	  one does not have to build two kernels. Same kernel can be used
@@ -1502,8 +1505,8 @@ config PHYSICAL_START
 	  Don't change this unless you know what you are doing.
 
 config RELOCATABLE
-	bool "Build a relocatable kernel (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Build a relocatable kernel"
+	default y
 	---help---
 	  This builds a kernel image that retains relocation information
 	  so it can be loaded someplace besides the default 1MB.
@@ -1518,12 +1521,16 @@ config RELOCATABLE
 	  it has been loaded at and the compile time physical address
 	  (CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START) is ignored.
 
+# Relocation on x86-32 needs some additional build support
+config X86_NEED_RELOCS
+	def_bool y
+	depends on X86_32 && RELOCATABLE
+
 config PHYSICAL_ALIGN
 	hex
 	prompt "Alignment value to which kernel should be aligned" if X86_32
-	default "0x100000" if X86_32
-	default "0x200000" if X86_64
-	range 0x2000 0x400000
+	default "0x1000000"
+	range 0x2000 0x1000000
 	---help---
 	  This value puts the alignment restrictions on physical address
 	  where kernel is loaded and run from. Kernel is compiled for an

arch/x86/Makefile

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ else
         KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := $(ARCH)_defconfig
 endif
 
-core-$(CONFIG_KVM) += arch/x86/kvm/
-
 # BITS is used as extension for files which are available in a 32 bit
 # and a 64 bit version to simplify shared Makefiles.
 # e.g.: obj-y += foo_$(BITS).o
@@ -118,21 +116,8 @@ head-y += arch/x86/kernel/init_task.o
 
 libs-y  += arch/x86/lib/
 
-# Sub architecture files that needs linking first
-core-y += $(fcore-y)
-
-# Xen paravirtualization support
-core-$(CONFIG_XEN) += arch/x86/xen/
-
-# lguest paravirtualization support
-core-$(CONFIG_LGUEST_GUEST) += arch/x86/lguest/
-
-core-y += arch/x86/kernel/
-core-y += arch/x86/mm/
-
-core-y += arch/x86/crypto/
-core-y += arch/x86/vdso/
-core-$(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION) += arch/x86/ia32/
+# See arch/x86/Kbuild for content of core part of the kernel
+core-y += arch/x86/
 
 # drivers-y are linked after core-y
 drivers-$(CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION) += arch/x86/math-emu/

arch/x86/boot/.gitignore

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ bzImage
 cpustr.h
 mkcpustr
 offsets.h
+voffset.h
+zoffset.h
 setup
 setup.bin
 setup.elf

arch/x86/boot/Makefile

@@ -86,19 +86,27 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.bin: $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux FORCE
 
 SETUP_OBJS = $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(setup-y))
 
-sed-offsets := -e 's/^00*/0/' \
-        -e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) . \(input_data\|input_data_end\)$$/\#define \2 0x\1/p'
+sed-voffset := -e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) . \(_text\|_end\)$$/\#define VO_\2 0x\1/p'
 
-quiet_cmd_offsets = OFFSETS $@
-      cmd_offsets = $(NM) $< | sed -n $(sed-offsets) > $@
+quiet_cmd_voffset = VOFFSET $@
+      cmd_voffset = $(NM) $< | sed -n $(sed-voffset) > $@
 
-$(obj)/offsets.h: $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,offsets)
+targets += voffset.h
+$(obj)/voffset.h: vmlinux FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,voffset)
+
+sed-zoffset := -e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) . \(startup_32\|input_data\|_end\|z_.*\)$$/\#define ZO_\2 0x\1/p'
+
+quiet_cmd_zoffset = ZOFFSET $@
+      cmd_zoffset = $(NM) $< | sed -n $(sed-zoffset) > $@
+
+targets += zoffset.h
+$(obj)/zoffset.h: $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,zoffset)
 
-targets += offsets.h
 
 AFLAGS_header.o += -I$(obj)
-$(obj)/header.o: $(obj)/offsets.h
+$(obj)/header.o: $(obj)/voffset.h $(obj)/zoffset.h
 
 LDFLAGS_setup.elf	:= -T
 $(obj)/setup.elf: $(src)/setup.ld $(SETUP_OBJS) FORCE

arch/x86/boot/compressed/.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 relocs
 vmlinux.bin.all
 vmlinux.relocs
+vmlinux.lds
+mkpiggy
+piggy.S