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commit 34273f41

 upstream.

Embedded systems, which may be very memory-size-sensitive, are
extremely unlikely to ever encounter any 16-bit software, so make it
a CONFIG_EXPERT option to turn off support for any 16-bit software
whatsoever.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1398816946-3351-1-git-send-email-hpa@linux.intel.com

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
(cherry picked from 3.2 commit 70d87cbb

)
[wt: backport notes for 2.6.32 :
  - Fixed arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c (no IS_ENABLED on 2.6.32).
  - No CONFIG_EXPERT condition in 2.6.32.
/wt]
Signed-off-by: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>