x86: x2apic, IR: Clean up panic() with nox2apic boot option
Instead of panic() ignore the "nox2apic" boot option when BIOS
has already enabled x2apic prior to OS handover.
[ Impact: printk warning instead of panic() when BIOS has enabled x2apic already ]
Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
Cc: dwmw2@infradead.org
Cc: Weidong Han <weidong.han@intel.com>
LKML-Reference: <20090420200450.425091000@linux-os.sc.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 2b30e52..d32f558 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -141,8 +141,12 @@
static int disable_x2apic;
static __init int setup_nox2apic(char *str)
{
- if (x2apic_enabled())
- panic("Bios already enabled x2apic, can't enforce nox2apic");
+ if (x2apic_enabled()) {
+ pr_warning("Bios already enabled x2apic, "
+ "can't enforce nox2apic");
+ return 0;
+ }
+
disable_x2apic = 1;
setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_X2APIC);
return 0;