--- linux-2.6.22/arch/arm/kernel/head-common.S	2007-05-16 10:13:04.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.22-bgat/arch/arm/kernel/head-common.S	2007-05-30 21:54:45.000000000 -0500
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 	.long	_end				@ r7
 	.long	processor_id			@ r4
 	.long	__machine_arch_type		@ r5
-	.long	cr_alignment			@ r6
+	.long	__atags_pointer			@ r6
+	.long	cr_alignment			@ r7
 	.long	init_thread_union + THREAD_START_SP @ sp
 
 /*
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
  *
  *  r0  = cp#15 control register
  *  r1  = machine ID
+ *  r2  = atags pointer
  *  r9  = processor ID
  */
 	.type	__mmap_switched, %function
@@ -47,11 +49,12 @@
 	strcc	fp, [r6],#4
 	bcc	1b
 
-	ldmia	r3, {r4, r5, r6, sp}
+	ldmia	r3, {r4, r5, r6, r7, sp}
 	str	r9, [r4]			@ Save processor ID
 	str	r1, [r5]			@ Save machine type
+	str	r2, [r6]			@ Save atags pointer
 	bic	r4, r0, #CR_A			@ Clear 'A' bit
-	stmia	r6, {r0, r4}			@ Save control register values
+	stmia	r7, {r0, r4}			@ Save control register values
 	b	start_kernel
 
 /*
@@ -215,3 +218,34 @@
 	bl	__lookup_machine_type
 	mov	r0, r5
 	ldmfd	sp!, {r4 - r6, pc}
+
+/* Determine validity of the r2 atags pointer.  The heuristic requires
+ * that the pointer be aligned, in the first 16k of physical RAM and
+ * that the ATAG_CORE marker is first and present.  Future revisions
+ * of this function may be more lenient with the physical address and
+ * may also be able to move the ATAGS block if necessary.
+ *
+ * r8  = machinfo
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *  r2 either valid atags pointer, or zero
+ *  r5, r6 corrupted
+ */
+
+	.type	__vet_atags, %function
+__vet_atags:
+	tst	r2, #0x3			@ aligned?
+	bne	1f
+
+	ldr	r5, [r2, #0]			@ is first tag ATAG_CORE?
+	subs	r5, r5, #ATAG_CORE_SIZE
+	bne	1f
+	ldr	r5, [r2, #4]
+	ldr	r6, =ATAG_CORE
+	cmp	r5, r6
+	bne	1f
+
+	mov	pc, lr				@ atag pointer is ok
+
+1:	mov	r2, #0
+	mov	pc, lr
--- linux-2.6.22/arch/arm/kernel/head.S	2007-05-30 08:29:34.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.22-bgat/arch/arm/kernel/head.S	2007-05-30 22:05:53.000000000 -0500
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 #define KERNEL_RAM_VADDR	(PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET)
 #define KERNEL_RAM_PADDR	(PHYS_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET)
 
+#define ATAG_CORE 0x54410001
+#define ATAG_CORE_SIZE ((2*4 + 3*4) >> 2)
+
+
 /*
  * swapper_pg_dir is the virtual address of the initial page table.
  * We place the page tables 16K below KERNEL_RAM_VADDR.  Therefore, we must
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@
  *
  * This is normally called from the decompressor code.  The requirements
  * are: MMU = off, D-cache = off, I-cache = dont care, r0 = 0,
- * r1 = machine nr.
+ * r1 = machine nr, r2 = atags pointer.
  *
  * This code is mostly position independent, so if you link the kernel at
  * 0xc0008000, you call this at __pa(0xc0008000).
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@
 	bl	__lookup_machine_type		@ r5=machinfo
 	movs	r8, r5				@ invalid machine (r5=0)?
 	beq	__error_a			@ yes, error 'a'
+	bl	__vet_atags
 	bl	__create_page_tables
 
 	/*
--- linux-2.6.22/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c	2007-05-30 08:29:34.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.22-bgat/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c	2007-05-30 22:07:08.000000000 -0500
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 unsigned int __machine_arch_type;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__machine_arch_type);
 
+unsigned int __atags_pointer __initdata;
+
 unsigned int system_rev;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(system_rev);
 
@@ -780,7 +782,9 @@
 	if (mdesc->soft_reboot)
 		reboot_setup("s");
 
-	if (mdesc->boot_params)
+	if (__atags_pointer)
+		tags = phys_to_virt(__atags_pointer);
+	else if (mdesc->boot_params)
 		tags = phys_to_virt(mdesc->boot_params);
 
 	/*