void arch_remove_reservations(struct resource *avail)
{
- /* Trim out BIOS areas (low 1MB and high 2MB) and E820 regions */
+ /*
+ * Trim out BIOS area (high 2MB) and E820 regions. We do not remove
+ * the low 1MB unconditionally, as this area is needed for some ISA
+ * cards requiring a memory range, e.g. the i82365 PCMCIA controller.
+ */
if (avail->flags & IORESOURCE_MEM) {
- if (avail->start < BIOS_END)
- avail->start = BIOS_END;
resource_clip(avail, BIOS_ROM_BASE, BIOS_ROM_END);
remove_e820_regions(avail);