x86_64: display more intuitive error message if kernel is not 2MB aligned

o x86_64 kernel needs to be compiled for 2MB aligned addresses. Currently
  we are using BUILD_BUG_ON() to warn the user if he has not done so. But
  looks like folks are not finding message very intutive and don't open
  the respective c file to find problem source. (Bug 8439)

arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c: In function 'x86_64_start_kernel':
arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c:70: error: size of array 'type name' is negative

o Using preprocessor directive #error to print a better message if
  CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START is not aligned to 2MB boundary.

Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c
index 213d90e..6c34bdd 100644 (file)
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@ void __init x86_64_start_kernel(char * real_mode_data)
 {
        int i;
 
-       /*
-        * Make sure kernel is aligned to 2MB address. Catching it at compile
-        * time is better. Change your config file and compile the kernel
-        * for a 2MB aligned address (CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START)
-        */
-       BUILD_BUG_ON(CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START & (__KERNEL_ALIGN - 1));
-
        /* clear bss before set_intr_gate with early_idt_handler */
        clear_bss();
 

diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/page.h b/include/asm-x86_64/page.h
index dee632f..e327c83 100644 (file)
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/page.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/page.h
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ extern unsigned long phys_base;
 #define __PHYSICAL_START       CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START
 #define __KERNEL_ALIGN         0x200000
 
+/*
+ * Make sure kernel is aligned to 2MB address. Catching it at compile
+ * time is better. Change your config file and compile the kernel
+ * for a 2MB aligned address (CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START)
+ */
+#if (CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START % __KERNEL_ALIGN) != 0
+#error "CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START must be a multiple of 2MB"
+#endif
+
 #define __START_KERNEL         (__START_KERNEL_map + __PHYSICAL_START)
 #define __START_KERNEL_map     _AC(0xffffffff80000000, UL)
 #define __PAGE_OFFSET           _AC(0xffff810000000000, UL)