1 files changed, 19 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index ed446b7ea164..514707ef6779 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ static unsigned long __prombss prom_tce_alloc_end;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES
 static bool __prombss prom_radix_disable;
+static bool __prombss prom_xive_disable;
 #endif
 
 struct platform_support {
@@ -804,6 +805,12 @@ static void __init early_cmdline_parse(void)
 	}
 	if (prom_radix_disable)
 		prom_debug("Radix disabled from cmdline\n");
+
+	opt = prom_strstr(prom_cmd_line, "xive=off");
+	if (opt) {
+		prom_xive_disable = true;
+		prom_debug("XIVE disabled from cmdline\n");
+	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES */
 }
 
@@ -1212,10 +1219,17 @@ static void __init prom_parse_xive_model(u8 val,
 	switch (val) {
 	case OV5_FEAT(OV5_XIVE_EITHER): /* Either Available */
 		prom_debug("XIVE - either mode supported\n");
-		support->xive = true;
+		support->xive = !prom_xive_disable;
 		break;
 	case OV5_FEAT(OV5_XIVE_EXPLOIT): /* Only Exploitation mode */
 		prom_debug("XIVE - exploitation mode supported\n");
+		if (prom_xive_disable) {
+			/*
+			 * If we __have__ to do XIVE, we're better off ignoring
+			 * the command line rather than not booting.
+			 */
+			prom_printf("WARNING: Ignoring cmdline option xive=off\n");
+		}
 		support->xive = true;
 		break;
 	case OV5_FEAT(OV5_XIVE_LEGACY): /* Only Legacy mode */
@@ -1562,9 +1576,6 @@ static void __init reserve_mem(u64 base, u64 size)
 static void __init prom_init_mem(void)
 {
 	phandle node;
-#ifdef DEBUG_PROM
-	char *path;
-#endif
 	char type[64];
 	unsigned int plen;
 	cell_t *p, *endp;
@@ -1586,9 +1597,6 @@ static void __init prom_init_mem(void)
 	prom_debug("root_size_cells: %x\n", rsc);
 
 	prom_debug("scanning memory:\n");
-#ifdef DEBUG_PROM
-	path = prom_scratch;
-#endif
 
 	for (node = 0; prom_next_node(&node); ) {
 		type[0] = 0;
@@ -1613,9 +1621,10 @@ static void __init prom_init_mem(void)
 		endp = p + (plen / sizeof(cell_t));
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_PROM
-		memset(path, 0, sizeof(prom_scratch));
-		call_prom("package-to-path", 3, 1, node, path, sizeof(prom_scratch) - 1);
-		prom_debug("  node %s :\n", path);
+		memset(prom_scratch, 0, sizeof(prom_scratch));
+		call_prom("package-to-path", 3, 1, node, prom_scratch,
+			  sizeof(prom_scratch) - 1);
+		prom_debug("  node %s :\n", prom_scratch);
 #endif /* DEBUG_PROM */
 
 		while ((endp - p) >= (rac + rsc)) {