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diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/bios_ebda.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/bios_ebda.h
index 3c7521063d3..5174cf0bf59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/bios_ebda.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/bios_ebda.h
@@ -14,6 +14,27 @@ static inline unsigned int get_bios_ebda(void)
return address; /* 0 means none */
}
+/*
+ * Return the sanitized length of the EBDA in bytes, if it exists.
+ */
+static inline unsigned int get_bios_ebda_length(void)
+{
+ unsigned int address;
+ unsigned int length;
+
+ address = get_bios_ebda();
+ if (!address)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* EBDA length is byte 0 of the EBDA (stored in KiB) */
+ length = *(unsigned char *)phys_to_virt(address);
+ length <<= 10;
+
+ /* Trim the length if it extends beyond 640KiB */
+ length = min_t(unsigned int, (640 * 1024) - address, length);
+ return length;
+}
+
void reserve_ebda_region(void);
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION