+
+static u8 __init palo_checksum(u8 *buffer, u32 length)
+{
+ u8 sum = 0;
+ u8 *end = buffer + length;
+
+ while (buffer < end)
+ sum = (u8) (sum + *(buffer++));
+
+ return sum;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Parse and handle PALO table which is published at:
+ * http://www.dig64.org/home/DIG64_PALO_R1_0.pdf
+ */
+static void __init handle_palo(unsigned long palo_phys)
+{
+ struct palo_table *palo = __va(palo_phys);
+ u8 checksum;
+
+ if (strncmp(palo->signature, PALO_SIG, sizeof(PALO_SIG) - 1)) {
+ printk(KERN_INFO "PALO signature incorrect.\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ checksum = palo_checksum((u8 *)palo, palo->length);
+ if (checksum) {
+ printk(KERN_INFO "PALO checksum incorrect.\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ setup_ptcg_sem(palo->max_tlb_purges, NPTCG_FROM_PALO);
+}
+