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--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Intel SMP support routines.
+ *
+ * (c) 1995 Alan Cox, Building #3 <alan@redhat.com>
+ * (c) 1998-99, 2000 Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
+ * (c) 2002,2003 Andi Kleen, SuSE Labs.
+ *
+ * i386 and x86_64 integration by Glauber Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This code is released under the GNU General Public License version 2 or
+ * later.
+ */
+
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
@@ -19,6 +32,84 @@
#else
#include <asm/mach_apic.h>
#endif
+/*
+ * Some notes on x86 processor bugs affecting SMP operation:
+ *
+ * Pentium, Pentium Pro, II, III (and all CPUs) have bugs.
+ * The Linux implications for SMP are handled as follows:
+ *
+ * Pentium III / [Xeon]
+ * None of the E1AP-E3AP errata are visible to the user.
+ *
+ * E1AP. see PII A1AP
+ * E2AP. see PII A2AP
+ * E3AP. see PII A3AP
+ *
+ * Pentium II / [Xeon]
+ * None of the A1AP-A3AP errata are visible to the user.
+ *
+ * A1AP. see PPro 1AP
+ * A2AP. see PPro 2AP
+ * A3AP. see PPro 7AP
+ *
+ * Pentium Pro
+ * None of 1AP-9AP errata are visible to the normal user,
+ * except occasional delivery of 'spurious interrupt' as trap #15.
+ * This is very rare and a non-problem.
+ *
+ * 1AP. Linux maps APIC as non-cacheable
+ * 2AP. worked around in hardware
+ * 3AP. fixed in C0 and above steppings microcode update.
+ * Linux does not use excessive STARTUP_IPIs.
+ * 4AP. worked around in hardware
+ * 5AP. symmetric IO mode (normal Linux operation) not affected.
+ * 'noapic' mode has vector 0xf filled out properly.
+ * 6AP. 'noapic' mode might be affected - fixed in later steppings
+ * 7AP. We do not assume writes to the LVT deassering IRQs
+ * 8AP. We do not enable low power mode (deep sleep) during MP bootup
+ * 9AP. We do not use mixed mode
+ *
+ * Pentium
+ * There is a marginal case where REP MOVS on 100MHz SMP
+ * machines with B stepping processors can fail. XXX should provide
+ * an L1cache=Writethrough or L1cache=off option.
+ *
+ * B stepping CPUs may hang. There are hardware work arounds
+ * for this. We warn about it in case your board doesn't have the work
+ * arounds. Basically that's so I can tell anyone with a B stepping
+ * CPU and SMP problems "tough".
+ *
+ * Specific items [From Pentium Processor Specification Update]
+ *
+ * 1AP. Linux doesn't use remote read
+ * 2AP. Linux doesn't trust APIC errors
+ * 3AP. We work around this
+ * 4AP. Linux never generated 3 interrupts of the same priority
+ * to cause a lost local interrupt.
+ * 5AP. Remote read is never used
+ * 6AP. not affected - worked around in hardware
+ * 7AP. not affected - worked around in hardware
+ * 8AP. worked around in hardware - we get explicit CS errors if not
+ * 9AP. only 'noapic' mode affected. Might generate spurious
+ * interrupts, we log only the first one and count the
+ * rest silently.
+ * 10AP. not affected - worked around in hardware
+ * 11AP. Linux reads the APIC between writes to avoid this, as per
+ * the documentation. Make sure you preserve this as it affects
+ * the C stepping chips too.
+ * 12AP. not affected - worked around in hardware
+ * 13AP. not affected - worked around in hardware
+ * 14AP. we always deassert INIT during bootup
+ * 15AP. not affected - worked around in hardware
+ * 16AP. not affected - worked around in hardware
+ * 17AP. not affected - worked around in hardware
+ * 18AP. not affected - worked around in hardware
+ * 19AP. not affected - worked around in BIOS
+ *
+ * If this sounds worrying believe me these bugs are either ___RARE___,
+ * or are signal timing bugs worked around in hardware and there's
+ * about nothing of note with C stepping upwards.
+ */
/*
* this function sends a 'reschedule' IPI to another CPU.