Len Brown f6365201d8 x86: Remove the ancient and deprecated disable_hlt() and enable_hlt() facility ... The X86_32-only disable_hlt/enable_hlt mechanism was used by the 32-bit floppy driver. Its effect was to replace the use of the HLT instruction inside default_idle() with cpu_relax() - essentially it turned off the use of HLT. This workaround was commented in the code as: "disable hlt during certain critical i/o operations" "This halt magic was a workaround for ancient floppy DMA wreckage. It should be safe to remove." H. Peter Anvin additionally adds: "To the best of my knowledge, no-hlt only existed because of flaky power distributions on 386/486 systems which were sold to run DOS. Since DOS did no power management of any kind, including HLT, the power draw was fairly uniform; when exposed to the much hhigher noise levels you got when Linux used HLT caused some of these systems to fail. They were by far in the minority even back then." Alan Cox further says: "Also for the Cyrix 5510 which tended to go castors up if a HLT occurred during a DMA cycle and on a few other boxes HLT during DMA tended to go astray. Do we care ? I doubt it. The 5510 was pretty obscure, the 5520 fixed it, the 5530 is probably the oldest still in any kind of use." So, let's finally drop this. Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Acked-by: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Cc: <stable@kernel.org> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-3rhk9bzf0x9rljkv488tloib@git.kernel.org [ If anyone cares then alternative instruction patching could be used to replace HLT with a one-byte NOP instruction. Much simpler. ] Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>		2012-03-30 08:50:27 +02:00
..
ABI	Merge branch 'x86-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip	2012-03-29 14:28:26 -07:00
accounting
acpi	acpi/apei/einj: Add extensions to EINJ from rev 5.0 of acpi spec	2012-01-18 01:14:17 -05:00
aoe
arm	Documentation: Fix multiple typo in Documentation	2012-03-07 16:08:24 +01:00
auxdisplay
backlight	backlight: new backlight driver for LP855x devices	2012-03-23 16:58:33 -07:00
blackfin	doc: fix broken references	2011-09-27 18:08:04 +02:00
block	Documentation: drop as block elevator reference in switching-sched.txt	2011-11-04 12:01:48 -07:00
blockdev	cciss: auto engage SCSI mid layer at driver load time	2011-11-16 09:21:49 +01:00
cdrom	doc: fix broken references	2011-09-27 18:08:04 +02:00
cgroups	Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial	2012-03-20 21:12:50 -07:00
connector
console
cpu-freq	Doc: cpufreq: Fix typo and outdated line	2011-11-08 10:23:29 +01:00
cpuidle
cris
crypto
development-process	Documentation: Update stable address	2011-12-12 14:14:31 -08:00
device-mapper	dm: add verity target	2012-03-28 18:43:38 +01:00
devicetree	Devicetree documentation update for v3.4	2012-03-29 18:57:40 -07:00
DocBook	Merge branch 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media	2012-03-23 14:39:09 -07:00
driver-model	Merge remote-tracking branches 'regulator/topic/devm' and 'regulator/topic/stub' into regulator-next	2012-03-18 21:38:28 +00:00
dvb	[media] lmedm04 RS2000 Firmware details	2012-03-19 14:55:55 -03:00
early-userspace
EDID	drm: allow loading an EDID as firmware to override broken monitor	2012-03-20 10:09:28 +00:00
fault-injection	fault-injection: update documentation with the mmc module param	2011-10-26 16:32:13 -04:00
fb	Documentation: Fix multiple typo in Documentation	2012-03-07 16:08:24 +01:00
filesystems	Merge branch 'x86-x32-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip	2012-03-29 18:12:23 -07:00
firmware_class
frv	doc: fix broken references	2011-09-27 18:08:04 +02:00
hid
hwmon	hwmon: Add MCP3021 ADC driver	2012-03-23 10:02:20 +01:00
i2c	i2c-i801: Add device IDs for Intel Lynx Point	2012-03-26 21:47:19 +02:00
i2o	Documentation: Fix multiple typo in Documentation	2012-03-07 16:08:24 +01:00
ia64
ide	Documentation: Fix multiple typo in Documentation	2012-03-07 16:08:24 +01:00
infiniband
input	Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial	2012-03-20 21:12:50 -07:00
ioctl	Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs	2012-03-21 13:36:41 -07:00
isdn
ja_JP
kbuild	Documentation: Fix multiple typo in Documentation	2012-03-07 16:08:24 +01:00
kdump	[S390] Add s390x description to Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt	2011-12-27 11:27:13 +01:00
ko_KR	driver-core: documentation: fix up Greg's email address	2012-02-15 14:48:01 -08:00
laptops	platform/x86: drop deprecated asus_acpi driver	2012-03-20 12:02:18 -04:00
leds	drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c: support led pattern data	2012-03-23 16:58:34 -07:00
m68k	Documentation: add pointer to name_to_dev_t for root= values	2011-08-03 14:25:21 -10:00
make
mips
misc-devices
mmc	mmc: core: Fixup delayed work clock gating patch	2012-01-11 23:58:43 -05:00
mn10300
mtd
namespaces
netlabel
networking	Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security	2012-03-21 13:25:04 -07:00
nfc
parisc
PCI	doc: fix broken references	2011-09-27 18:08:04 +02:00
pcmcia
power	PM / Freezer / Docs: Document the beauty of freeze/thaw semantics	2012-02-09 23:55:49 +01:00
powerpc	Documentation/powerpc/mpc52xx.txt: Checkpatch cleanup	2012-03-18 23:59:34 +01:00
pps
prctl
pti
ptp
rapidio	RapidIO: documentation update	2011-11-02 16:07:02 -07:00
RCU	rcu: Call out dangers of expedited RCU primitives	2012-02-21 09:06:08 -08:00
s390	[S390] Remove Kerntypes leftovers	2011-12-27 11:27:12 +01:00
scheduler	sched: Remove sched_switch	2012-01-27 13:28:53 +01:00
scsi	SCSI updates on 20120319	2012-03-22 12:55:29 -07:00
security	Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security	2012-03-21 13:25:04 -07:00
serial	serial/documentation: fix documented name of DCD cpp symbol	2012-01-04 16:26:32 -08:00
sh
sound	Updates of sound stuff for 3.4-rc1	2012-03-22 13:00:13 -07:00
sparc
spi	spi: create a message queueing infrastructure	2012-03-07 19:19:48 -07:00
sysctl	Documentation: add missing tainted bits to Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt	2012-02-06 16:29:19 -08:00
target	Documentation: Fix typo in tcm_mod_builder.py	2012-02-10 09:52:18 +01:00
telephony
thermal	thermal: Rename generate_netlink_event	2012-01-23 03:15:25 -05:00
timers	doc: fix broken references	2011-09-27 18:08:04 +02:00
trace	Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial	2012-03-20 21:12:50 -07:00
usb	Documentation: Fix Broken URL "freshmeat"	2012-02-21 11:43:45 +01:00
vDSO
video4linux	Merge branch 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media	2012-03-23 14:39:09 -07:00
virtual	Merge branch 'kvm-updates/3.4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm	2012-03-28 14:35:31 -07:00
vm	mm: move hugepage test examples to tools/testing/selftests/vm	2012-03-28 17:14:37 -07:00
w1
watchdog	watchdog: Add support for WDIOC_GETTIMELEFT IOCTL in watchdog core	2012-03-27 20:15:37 +02:00
wimax
x86	x86-64, doc: Remove int 0xcc from entry_64.S documentation	2011-08-16 08:04:08 -07:00
zh_CN	Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next	2012-03-20 21:04:47 -07:00
.gitignore
00-INDEX	crc32: move long comment about crc32 fundamentals to Documentation/	2012-03-23 16:58:37 -07:00
applying-patches.txt
atomic_ops.txt	doc: Add load/store guarantees to Documentation/atomic-ops.txt	2011-12-11 10:31:58 -08:00
bad_memory.txt
basic_profiling.txt
binfmt_misc.txt
braille-console.txt
bt8xxgpio.txt
btmrvl.txt
BUG-HUNTING
bus-virt-phys-mapping.txt	doc: fix broken references	2011-09-27 18:08:04 +02:00
cachetlb.txt
Changes
circular-buffers.txt
clk.txt	Documentation: common clk API	2012-03-16 20:35:01 +00:00
coccinelle.txt	coccinelle.txt: update documentation to include M= option	2012-01-14 22:25:56 +01:00
CodingStyle	Documentation: update CodingStyle use of braces	2011-11-04 12:01:47 -07:00
cpu-hotplug.txt
cpu-load.txt
cputopology.txt
crc32.txt	crc32: move long comment about crc32 fundamentals to Documentation/	2012-03-23 16:58:37 -07:00
dcdbas.txt
debugging-modules.txt
debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
dell_rbu.txt
devices.txt	vhost-net: add module alias (v2.1)	2012-01-13 10:12:23 -08:00
digsig.txt	crypto: digital signature verification support	2011-11-09 12:10:37 +02:00
DMA-API-HOWTO.txt
DMA-API.txt	include/linux/dma-mapping.h: add dma_zalloc_coherent()	2011-11-02 16:07:02 -07:00
DMA-attributes.txt
dma-buf-sharing.txt	dma-buf: document fd flags and O_CLOEXEC requirement	2012-03-26 11:33:22 +05:30
DMA-ISA-LPC.txt
dmaengine.txt	Documentation: Fix multiple typo in Documentation	2012-03-07 16:08:24 +01:00
dontdiff	[S390] Remove Kerntypes leftovers	2011-12-27 11:27:12 +01:00
dynamic-debug-howto.txt	dynamic_debug: process multiple debug-queries on a line	2012-01-24 12:50:36 -08:00
edac.txt	EDAC: Correct scrub rate API	2012-03-19 12:03:58 +01:00
eisa.txt
email-clients.txt	Documentation: email-clients: Add better Thunderbird information	2011-08-13 18:34:03 -07:00
feature-removal-schedule.txt	x86: Remove the ancient and deprecated disable_hlt() and enable_hlt() facility	2012-03-30 08:50:27 +02:00
flexible-arrays.txt
futex-requeue-pi.txt
gcov.txt
gpio.txt	Documentation/gpio.txt: Explain expected pinctrl interaction	2012-03-12 11:27:07 -06:00
highuid.txt
HOWTO	Documentation: Update stable address	2011-12-12 14:14:31 -08:00
hw_random.txt
hwspinlock.txt	hwspinlock/core: register a bank of hwspinlocks in a single API call	2011-09-21 19:45:34 +03:00
init.txt
initrd.txt
Intel-IOMMU.txt
intel_txt.txt
io-mapping.txt
io_ordering.txt
iostats.txt
IPMI.txt
IRQ-affinity.txt
IRQ-domain.txt	irq_domain: add documentation and MAINTAINERS entry.	2012-02-14 14:06:47 -07:00
IRQ.txt
irqflags-tracing.txt
isapnp.txt
java.txt
kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt
kernel-docs.txt	doc: fix broken references	2011-09-27 18:08:04 +02:00
kernel-parameters.txt	Merge branch 'for-3.4' of git://linux-nfs.org/~bfields/linux	2012-03-29 14:53:25 -07:00
kmemcheck.txt
kmemleak.txt	kmemleak: Handle percpu memory allocation	2011-12-02 16:12:42 +00:00
kobject.txt	driver-core: documentation: fix up Greg's email address	2012-02-15 14:48:01 -08:00
kprobes.txt
kref.txt
ldm.txt
local_ops.txt
lockdep-design.txt	lockdep: Update documentation for lock-class leak detection	2011-12-11 10:31:23 -08:00
lockstat.txt
lockup-watchdogs.txt	watchdog: Update documentation	2012-02-11 15:11:28 +01:00
logo.gif
logo.txt
magic-number.txt	drivers/net: fix up stale paths from driver reorg	2012-01-30 12:54:40 -05:00
Makefile	mm: move hugepage test examples to tools/testing/selftests/vm	2012-03-28 17:14:37 -07:00
ManagementStyle
mca.txt
md.txt	md: create externally visible flags for supporting hot-replace.	2011-12-23 10:17:51 +11:00
media-framework.txt	doc: fix broken references	2011-09-27 18:08:04 +02:00
memory-barriers.txt	doc: fix broken references	2011-09-27 18:08:04 +02:00
memory-hotplug.txt
memory.txt
mono.txt
mutex-design.txt
nommu-mmap.txt
numastat.txt	Doc: Update numastat.txt	2012-02-28 16:05:06 +01:00
oops-tracing.txt	module,bug: Add TAINT_OOT_MODULE flag for modules not built in-tree	2011-11-07 07:54:42 +10:30
padata.txt
parport-lowlevel.txt
parport.txt
pi-futex.txt
pinctrl.txt	pinctrl: enhance mapping table to support pin config operations	2012-03-05 11:25:11 +01:00
pnp.txt
preempt-locking.txt
printk-formats.txt
prio_tree.txt
ramoops.txt	Documentation: add Ramoops usage description	2011-08-13 18:34:03 -07:00
rbtree.txt
remoteproc.txt	remoteproc: remove the single rpmsg vdev limitation	2012-03-06 19:14:12 +02:00
rfkill.txt	doc: fix broken references	2011-09-27 18:08:04 +02:00
robust-futex-ABI.txt
robust-futexes.txt
rpmsg.txt	rpmsg: add virtio-based remote processor messaging bus	2012-02-08 22:53:58 +02:00
rt-mutex-design.txt
rt-mutex.txt
rtc.txt
SAK.txt
SecurityBugs
serial-console.txt
sgi-ioc4.txt
sgi-visws.txt
SM501.txt
sparse.txt
spinlocks.txt
stable_api_nonsense.txt
stable_kernel_rules.txt	stable: update documentation to ask for kernel version	2012-01-24 10:50:22 -08:00
static-keys.txt	static keys: Add docs better explaining the whole 'struct static_key' mechanism	2012-02-24 09:12:19 +01:00
SubmitChecklist
SubmittingDrivers	Documentation: SubmittingDrivers: fix Linus's git tree URL	2011-08-13 18:34:03 -07:00
SubmittingPatches	Documentation: fix spelling error in SubmittingPatches	2011-08-13 18:34:02 -07:00
svga.txt
sysfs-rules.txt
sysrq.txt
unaligned-memory-access.txt
unicode.txt
unshare.txt
VGA-softcursor.txt
vgaarbiter.txt	misc latin1 to utf8 conversions	2012-01-02 13:04:55 +01:00
video-output.txt
volatile-considered-harmful.txt
workqueue.txt
xz.txt
zorro.txt