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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 7e1cca13af3..1366c7cfd48 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -47,6 +47,27 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
(c->x86 == 0x6 && c->x86_model >= 0x0e))
set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);
+ /*
+ * Atom erratum AAE44/AAF40/AAG38/AAH41:
+ *
+ * A race condition between speculative fetches and invalidating
+ * a large page. This is worked around in microcode, but we
+ * need the microcode to have already been loaded... so if it is
+ * not, recommend a BIOS update and disable large pages.
+ */
+ if (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model == 0x1c && c->x86_mask <= 2) {
+ u32 ucode, junk;
+
+ wrmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, 0, 0);
+ sync_core();
+ rdmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, junk, ucode);
+
+ if (ucode < 0x20e) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "Atom PSE erratum detected, BIOS microcode update recommended\n");
+ clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PSE);
+ }
+ }
+
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_SYSENTER32);
#else