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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h')
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diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h index 89d9d57e145d..4dcdf74dfed8 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h @@ -142,15 +142,41 @@ struct x86_cpuinit_ops { struct timespec; /** + * struct x86_legacy_devices - legacy x86 devices + * + * @pnpbios: this platform can have a PNPBIOS. If this is disabled the platform + * is known to never have a PNPBIOS. + * + * These are devices known to require LPC or ISA bus. The definition of legacy + * devices adheres to the ACPI 5.2.9.3 IA-PC Boot Architecture flag + * ACPI_FADT_LEGACY_DEVICES. These devices consist of user visible devices on + * the LPC or ISA bus. User visible devices are devices that have end-user + * accessible connectors (for example, LPT parallel port). Legacy devices on + * the LPC bus consist for example of serial and parallel ports, PS/2 keyboard + * / mouse, and the floppy disk controller. A system that lacks all known + * legacy devices can assume all devices can be detected exclusively via + * standard device enumeration mechanisms including the ACPI namespace. + * + * A system which has does not have ACPI_FADT_LEGACY_DEVICES enabled must not + * have any of the legacy devices enumerated below present. + */ +struct x86_legacy_devices { + int pnpbios; +}; + +/** * struct x86_legacy_features - legacy x86 features * * @rtc: this device has a CMOS real-time clock present * @ebda_search: it's safe to search for the EBDA signature in the hardware's * low RAM + * @devices: legacy x86 devices, refer to struct x86_legacy_devices + * documentation for further details. */ struct x86_legacy_features { int rtc; int ebda_search; + struct x86_legacy_devices devices; }; /** |