diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi-stub-helper.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi-stub-helper.c
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+/*
+ * Helper functions used by the EFI stub on multiple
+ * architectures. This should be #included by the EFI stub
+ * implementation files.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2011 Intel Corporation; author Matt Fleming
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Linux kernel, and is made available
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
+ *
+ */
+#define EFI_READ_CHUNK_SIZE	(1024 * 1024)
+
+struct initrd {
+	efi_file_handle_t *handle;
+	u64 size;
+};
+
+
+
+
+static void efi_char16_printk(efi_char16_t *str)
+{
+	struct efi_simple_text_output_protocol *out;
+
+	out = (struct efi_simple_text_output_protocol *)sys_table->con_out;
+	efi_call_phys2(out->output_string, out, str);
+}
+
+static void efi_printk(char *str)
+{
+	char *s8;
+
+	for (s8 = str; *s8; s8++) {
+		efi_char16_t ch[2] = { 0 };
+
+		ch[0] = *s8;
+		if (*s8 == '\n') {
+			efi_char16_t nl[2] = { '\r', 0 };
+			efi_char16_printk(nl);
+		}
+
+		efi_char16_printk(ch);
+	}
+}
+
+
+static efi_status_t __get_map(efi_memory_desc_t **map, unsigned long *map_size,
+			      unsigned long *desc_size)
+{
+	efi_memory_desc_t *m = NULL;
+	efi_status_t status;
+	unsigned long key;
+	u32 desc_version;
+
+	*map_size = sizeof(*m) * 32;
+again:
+	/*
+	 * Add an additional efi_memory_desc_t because we're doing an
+	 * allocation which may be in a new descriptor region.
+	 */
+	*map_size += sizeof(*m);
+	status = efi_call_phys3(sys_table->boottime->allocate_pool,
+				EFI_LOADER_DATA, *map_size, (void **)&m);
+	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto fail;
+
+	status = efi_call_phys5(sys_table->boottime->get_memory_map, map_size,
+				m, &key, desc_size, &desc_version);
+	if (status == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+		efi_call_phys1(sys_table->boottime->free_pool, m);
+		goto again;
+	}
+
+	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		efi_call_phys1(sys_table->boottime->free_pool, m);
+
+fail:
+	*map = m;
+	return status;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate at the highest possible address that is not above 'max'.
+ */
+static efi_status_t high_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned long align,
+			      unsigned long *addr, unsigned long max)
+{
+	unsigned long map_size, desc_size;
+	efi_memory_desc_t *map;
+	efi_status_t status;
+	unsigned long nr_pages;
+	u64 max_addr = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	status = __get_map(&map, &map_size, &desc_size);
+	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto fail;
+
+	nr_pages = round_up(size, EFI_PAGE_SIZE) / EFI_PAGE_SIZE;
+again:
+	for (i = 0; i < map_size / desc_size; i++) {
+		efi_memory_desc_t *desc;
+		unsigned long m = (unsigned long)map;
+		u64 start, end;
+
+		desc = (efi_memory_desc_t *)(m + (i * desc_size));
+		if (desc->type != EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY)
+			continue;
+
+		if (desc->num_pages < nr_pages)
+			continue;
+
+		start = desc->phys_addr;
+		end = start + desc->num_pages * (1UL << EFI_PAGE_SHIFT);
+
+		if ((start + size) > end || (start + size) > max)
+			continue;
+
+		if (end - size > max)
+			end = max;
+
+		if (round_down(end - size, align) < start)
+			continue;
+
+		start = round_down(end - size, align);
+
+		/*
+		 * Don't allocate at 0x0. It will confuse code that
+		 * checks pointers against NULL.
+		 */
+		if (start == 0x0)
+			continue;
+
+		if (start > max_addr)
+			max_addr = start;
+	}
+
+	if (!max_addr)
+		status = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
+	else {
+		status = efi_call_phys4(sys_table->boottime->allocate_pages,
+					EFI_ALLOCATE_ADDRESS, EFI_LOADER_DATA,
+					nr_pages, &max_addr);
+		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			max = max_addr;
+			max_addr = 0;
+			goto again;
+		}
+
+		*addr = max_addr;
+	}
+
+free_pool:
+	efi_call_phys1(sys_table->boottime->free_pool, map);
+
+fail:
+	return status;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate at the lowest possible address.
+ */
+static efi_status_t low_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned long align,
+			      unsigned long *addr)
+{
+	unsigned long map_size, desc_size;
+	efi_memory_desc_t *map;
+	efi_status_t status;
+	unsigned long nr_pages;
+	int i;
+
+	status = __get_map(&map, &map_size, &desc_size);
+	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto fail;
+
+	nr_pages = round_up(size, EFI_PAGE_SIZE) / EFI_PAGE_SIZE;
+	for (i = 0; i < map_size / desc_size; i++) {
+		efi_memory_desc_t *desc;
+		unsigned long m = (unsigned long)map;
+		u64 start, end;
+
+		desc = (efi_memory_desc_t *)(m + (i * desc_size));
+
+		if (desc->type != EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY)
+			continue;
+
+		if (desc->num_pages < nr_pages)
+			continue;
+
+		start = desc->phys_addr;
+		end = start + desc->num_pages * (1UL << EFI_PAGE_SHIFT);
+
+		/*
+		 * Don't allocate at 0x0. It will confuse code that
+		 * checks pointers against NULL. Skip the first 8
+		 * bytes so we start at a nice even number.
+		 */
+		if (start == 0x0)
+			start += 8;
+
+		start = round_up(start, align);
+		if ((start + size) > end)
+			continue;
+
+		status = efi_call_phys4(sys_table->boottime->allocate_pages,
+					EFI_ALLOCATE_ADDRESS, EFI_LOADER_DATA,
+					nr_pages, &start);
+		if (status == EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			*addr = start;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (i == map_size / desc_size)
+		status = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
+
+free_pool:
+	efi_call_phys1(sys_table->boottime->free_pool, map);
+fail:
+	return status;
+}
+
+static void low_free(unsigned long size, unsigned long addr)
+{
+	unsigned long nr_pages;
+
+	nr_pages = round_up(size, EFI_PAGE_SIZE) / EFI_PAGE_SIZE;
+	efi_call_phys2(sys_table->boottime->free_pages, addr, nr_pages);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Check the cmdline for a LILO-style initrd= arguments.
+ *
+ * We only support loading an initrd from the same filesystem as the
+ * kernel image.
+ */
+static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
+				    struct setup_header *hdr)
+{
+	struct initrd *initrds;
+	unsigned long initrd_addr;
+	efi_guid_t fs_proto = EFI_FILE_SYSTEM_GUID;
+	u64 initrd_total;
+	efi_file_io_interface_t *io;
+	efi_file_handle_t *fh;
+	efi_status_t status;
+	int nr_initrds;
+	char *str;
+	int i, j, k;
+
+	initrd_addr = 0;
+	initrd_total = 0;
+
+	str = (char *)(unsigned long)hdr->cmd_line_ptr;
+
+	j = 0;			/* See close_handles */
+
+	if (!str || !*str)
+		return EFI_SUCCESS;
+
+	for (nr_initrds = 0; *str; nr_initrds++) {
+		str = strstr(str, "initrd=");
+		if (!str)
+			break;
+
+		str += 7;
+
+		/* Skip any leading slashes */
+		while (*str == '/' || *str == '\\')
+			str++;
+
+		while (*str && *str != ' ' && *str != '\n')
+			str++;
+	}
+
+	if (!nr_initrds)
+		return EFI_SUCCESS;
+
+	status = efi_call_phys3(sys_table->boottime->allocate_pool,
+				EFI_LOADER_DATA,
+				nr_initrds * sizeof(*initrds),
+				&initrds);
+	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+		efi_printk("Failed to alloc mem for initrds\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	str = (char *)(unsigned long)hdr->cmd_line_ptr;
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_initrds; i++) {
+		struct initrd *initrd;
+		efi_file_handle_t *h;
+		efi_file_info_t *info;
+		efi_char16_t filename_16[256];
+		unsigned long info_sz;
+		efi_guid_t info_guid = EFI_FILE_INFO_ID;
+		efi_char16_t *p;
+		u64 file_sz;
+
+		str = strstr(str, "initrd=");
+		if (!str)
+			break;
+
+		str += 7;
+
+		initrd = &initrds[i];
+		p = filename_16;
+
+		/* Skip any leading slashes */
+		while (*str == '/' || *str == '\\')
+			str++;
+
+		while (*str && *str != ' ' && *str != '\n') {
+			if ((u8 *)p >= (u8 *)filename_16 + sizeof(filename_16))
+				break;
+
+			if (*str == '/') {
+				*p++ = '\\';
+				*str++;
+			} else {
+				*p++ = *str++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		*p = '\0';
+
+		/* Only open the volume once. */
+		if (!i) {
+			efi_boot_services_t *boottime;
+
+			boottime = sys_table->boottime;
+
+			status = efi_call_phys3(boottime->handle_protocol,
+					image->device_handle, &fs_proto, &io);
+			if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+				efi_printk("Failed to handle fs_proto\n");
+				goto free_initrds;
+			}
+
+			status = efi_call_phys2(io->open_volume, io, &fh);
+			if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+				efi_printk("Failed to open volume\n");
+				goto free_initrds;
+			}
+		}
+
+		status = efi_call_phys5(fh->open, fh, &h, filename_16,
+					EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, (u64)0);
+		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			efi_printk("Failed to open initrd file: ");
+			efi_char16_printk(filename_16);
+			efi_printk("\n");
+			goto close_handles;
+		}
+
+		initrd->handle = h;
+
+		info_sz = 0;
+		status = efi_call_phys4(h->get_info, h, &info_guid,
+					&info_sz, NULL);
+		if (status != EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+			efi_printk("Failed to get initrd info size\n");
+			goto close_handles;
+		}
+
+grow:
+		status = efi_call_phys3(sys_table->boottime->allocate_pool,
+					EFI_LOADER_DATA, info_sz, &info);
+		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			efi_printk("Failed to alloc mem for initrd info\n");
+			goto close_handles;
+		}
+
+		status = efi_call_phys4(h->get_info, h, &info_guid,
+					&info_sz, info);
+		if (status == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+			efi_call_phys1(sys_table->boottime->free_pool, info);
+			goto grow;
+		}
+
+		file_sz = info->file_size;
+		efi_call_phys1(sys_table->boottime->free_pool, info);
+
+		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			efi_printk("Failed to get initrd info\n");
+			goto close_handles;
+		}
+
+		initrd->size = file_sz;
+		initrd_total += file_sz;
+	}
+
+	if (initrd_total) {
+		unsigned long addr;
+
+		/*
+		 * Multiple initrd's need to be at consecutive
+		 * addresses in memory, so allocate enough memory for
+		 * all the initrd's.
+		 */
+		status = high_alloc(initrd_total, 0x1000,
+				   &initrd_addr, hdr->initrd_addr_max);
+		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			efi_printk("Failed to alloc highmem for initrds\n");
+			goto close_handles;
+		}
+
+		/* We've run out of free low memory. */
+		if (initrd_addr > hdr->initrd_addr_max) {
+			efi_printk("We've run out of free low memory\n");
+			status = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+			goto free_initrd_total;
+		}
+
+		addr = initrd_addr;
+		for (j = 0; j < nr_initrds; j++) {
+			u64 size;
+
+			size = initrds[j].size;
+			while (size) {
+				u64 chunksize;
+				if (size > EFI_READ_CHUNK_SIZE)
+					chunksize = EFI_READ_CHUNK_SIZE;
+				else
+					chunksize = size;
+				status = efi_call_phys3(fh->read,
+							initrds[j].handle,
+							&chunksize, addr);
+				if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+					efi_printk("Failed to read initrd\n");
+					goto free_initrd_total;
+				}
+				addr += chunksize;
+				size -= chunksize;
+			}
+
+			efi_call_phys1(fh->close, initrds[j].handle);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	efi_call_phys1(sys_table->boottime->free_pool, initrds);
+
+	hdr->ramdisk_image = initrd_addr;
+	hdr->ramdisk_size = initrd_total;
+
+	return status;
+
+free_initrd_total:
+	low_free(initrd_total, initrd_addr);
+
+close_handles:
+	for (k = j; k < i; k++)
+		efi_call_phys1(fh->close, initrds[k].handle);
+free_initrds:
+	efi_call_phys1(sys_table->boottime->free_pool, initrds);
+fail:
+	hdr->ramdisk_image = 0;
+	hdr->ramdisk_size = 0;
+
+	return status;
+}