This patch modifies verify_cpu to check for a 486 even when
REQUIRED_MASK1 == 0 

This patch modifies REQUIRED_MASK1 to require  PAE when CONFIG_X86_PAE
is set not when HIGHMEM64G is set, not that there is a functional
difference but it seems an obvious fix.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
 arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S        |    7 ++-----
 include/asm-i386/required-features.h |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S b/arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S
index ba9e03e..e51a869 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 
 verify_cpu:
-#if REQUIRED_MASK1 == 0
-       xorl %eax,%eax
-       ret
-#endif
        pushfl                          # Save caller passed flags
        pushl   $0                      # Kill any dangerous flags
        popfl
@@ -21,7 +17,7 @@ verify_cpu:
        testl   $(1<<18),%eax
        jz      bad
 #endif
-
+#if REQUIRED_MASK1 != 0
        pushfl                          # standard way to check for cpuid
        popl    %eax
        movl    %eax,%ebx
@@ -57,6 +53,7 @@ verify_cpu:
        andl    $REQUIRED_MASK1,%edx
        xorl    $REQUIRED_MASK1,%edx
        jnz     bad
+#endif /* REQUIRED_MASK1 */
 
        popfl
        xor     %eax,%eax
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/required-features.h 
b/include/asm-i386/required-features.h
index 062407e..9db866c 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/required-features.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/required-features.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    The real information is in arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu, this just converts
    the CONFIGs into a bitmask */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
 #define NEED_PAE       (1<<X86_FEATURE_PAE)
 #else
 #define NEED_PAE       0
-- 
1.5.1.1.181.g2de0

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