It's only used by the ps3flash driver, which only supports the OtherOS lpar.
Signed-off-by: Andre Heider <a.hei...@gmail.com> --- arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c | 5 ++++- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c index f430279..923be8a 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c @@ -233,7 +233,10 @@ static void __init ps3_setup_arch(void) #endif prealloc_ps3fb_videomemory(); - prealloc_ps3flash_bounce_buffer(); + + /* the ps3flash driver only works for OtherOS */ + if (ps3_get_ss_laid() == PS3_SS_LAID_OTHEROS) + prealloc_ps3flash_bounce_buffer(); ppc_md.power_save = ps3_power_save; ps3_os_area_init(); -- 1.7.5.4 _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev