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+/*
+ * x86 FPU bug checks:
+ */
+#include <asm/fpu/internal.h>
+
+/*
+ * Boot time CPU/FPU FDIV bug detection code:
+ */
+
+static double __initdata x = 4195835.0;
+static double __initdata y = 3145727.0;
+
+/*
+ * This used to check for exceptions..
+ * However, it turns out that to support that,
+ * the XMM trap handlers basically had to
+ * be buggy. So let's have a correct XMM trap
+ * handler, and forget about printing out
+ * some status at boot.
+ *
+ * We should really only care about bugs here
+ * anyway. Not features.
+ */
+static void __init check_fpu(void)
+{
+ u32 cr0_saved;
+ s32 fdiv_bug;
+
+ /* We might have CR0::TS set already, clear it: */
+ cr0_saved = read_cr0();
+ write_cr0(cr0_saved & ~X86_CR0_TS);
+
+ kernel_fpu_begin();
+
+ /*
+ * trap_init() enabled FXSR and company _before_ testing for FP
+ * problems here.
+ *
+ * Test for the divl bug: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fdiv_bug
+ */
+ __asm__("fninit\n\t"
+ "fldl %1\n\t"
+ "fdivl %2\n\t"
+ "fmull %2\n\t"
+ "fldl %1\n\t"
+ "fsubp %%st,%%st(1)\n\t"
+ "fistpl %0\n\t"
+ "fwait\n\t"
+ "fninit"
+ : "=m" (*&fdiv_bug)
+ : "m" (*&x), "m" (*&y));
+
+ kernel_fpu_end();
+
+ write_cr0(cr0_saved);
+
+ if (fdiv_bug) {
+ set_cpu_bug(&boot_cpu_data, X86_BUG_FDIV);
+ pr_warn("Hmm, FPU with FDIV bug\n");
+ }
+}
+
+void __init fpu__init_check_bugs(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * kernel_fpu_begin/end() in check_fpu() relies on the patched
+ * alternative instructions.
+ */
+ if (cpu_has_fpu)
+ check_fpu();
+}