From: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>

We do that once earlier now and cache it into boot_cpu_data.cpuid_level
so no need for the EFLAGS.ID toggling dance anymore.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S | 40 +++++++---------------------------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
index ce6b557017f4..0dba3598cf02 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -334,25 +334,14 @@ default_entry:
        movl %eax,%cr0
 
 /*
- *     New page tables may be in 4Mbyte page mode and may
- *     be using the global pages. 
+ * New page tables may be in 4Mbyte page mode and may be using the global 
pages.
  *
- *     NOTE! If we are on a 486 we may have no cr4 at all!
- *     Specifically, cr4 exists if and only if CPUID exists
- *     and has flags other than the FPU flag set.
+ * NOTE! If we are on a 486 we may have no cr4 at all! Specifically, cr4 exists
+ * if and only if CPUID exists (which has been checked above) and has flags
+ * other than the FPU flag set.
  */
-       movl $X86_EFLAGS_ID,%ecx
-       pushl %ecx
-       popfl
-       pushfl
-       popl %eax
-       pushl $0
-       popfl
-       pushfl
-       popl %edx
-       xorl %edx,%eax
-       testl %ecx,%eax
-       jz 6f                   # No ID flag = no CPUID = no CR4
+       cmpl $-1, pa(X86_CPUID)
+       je 6f                   # No CPUID = no CR4
 
        movl $1,%eax
        cpuid
@@ -389,7 +378,6 @@ default_entry:
        btsl $_EFER_NX, %eax
        /* Make changes effective */
        wrmsr
-
 6:
 
 /*
@@ -417,21 +405,7 @@ default_entry:
        call *%eax
 1:
 
-/*
- * Check if it is 486
- */
-       movl $-1,X86_CPUID      # -1 for no CPUID initially
-       movb $4,X86             # at least 486
-       pushfl                  # push EFLAGS
-       popl %eax               # get EFLAGS
-       movl %eax,%ecx          # save original EFLAGS
-       xorl $0x200000,%eax     # flip ID bit in EFLAGS
-       pushl %eax              # copy to EFLAGS
-       popfl                   # set EFLAGS
-       pushfl                  # get new EFLAGS
-       popl %eax               # put it in eax
-       xorl %ecx,%eax          # change in flags
-       testl $0x200000,%eax    # check if ID bit changed
+       cmpl $-1,X86_CPUID
        je is486
 
        /* get vendor info */
-- 
1.8.1.2.422.g08c0e7f

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