1 files changed, 0 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index e25c57b8aa84..f1773c8ee21e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -51,56 +51,6 @@ static void __init copy_bootdata(char *real_mode_data)
 	}
 }
 
-#define BIOS_LOWMEM_KILOBYTES 0x413
-
-/*
- * The BIOS places the EBDA/XBDA at the top of conventional
- * memory, and usually decreases the reported amount of
- * conventional memory (int 0x12) too. This also contains a
- * workaround for Dell systems that neglect to reserve EBDA.
- * The same workaround also avoids a problem with the AMD768MPX
- * chipset: reserve a page before VGA to prevent PCI prefetch
- * into it (errata #56). Usually the page is reserved anyways,
- * unless you have no PS/2 mouse plugged in.
- */
-static void __init reserve_ebda_region(void)
-{
-	unsigned int lowmem, ebda_addr;
-
-	/* To determine the position of the EBDA and the */
-	/* end of conventional memory, we need to look at */
-	/* the BIOS data area. In a paravirtual environment */
-	/* that area is absent. We'll just have to assume */
-	/* that the paravirt case can handle memory setup */
-	/* correctly, without our help. */
-	if (paravirt_enabled())
-		return;
-
-	/* end of low (conventional) memory */
-	lowmem = *(unsigned short *)__va(BIOS_LOWMEM_KILOBYTES);
-	lowmem <<= 10;
-
-	/* start of EBDA area */
-	ebda_addr = get_bios_ebda();
-
-	/* Fixup: bios puts an EBDA in the top 64K segment */
-	/* of conventional memory, but does not adjust lowmem. */
-	if ((lowmem - ebda_addr) <= 0x10000)
-		lowmem = ebda_addr;
-
-	/* Fixup: bios does not report an EBDA at all. */
-	/* Some old Dells seem to need 4k anyhow (bugzilla 2990) */
-	if ((ebda_addr == 0) && (lowmem >= 0x9f000))
-		lowmem = 0x9f000;
-
-	/* Paranoia: should never happen, but... */
-	if ((lowmem == 0) || (lowmem >= 0x100000))
-		lowmem = 0x9f000;
-
-	/* reserve all memory between lowmem and the 1MB mark */
-	reserve_early(lowmem, 0x100000, "BIOS reserved");
-}
-
 static void __init reserve_setup_data(void)
 {
 	struct setup_data *data;