diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index 87e031d..58438ba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 #include <asm/kdebug.h>
+#include <asm/e820.h>
 
 static void __init zap_identity_mappings(void)
 {
@@ -48,6 +49,35 @@
 	}
 }
 
+#define EBDA_ADDR_POINTER 0x40E
+
+static __init void reserve_ebda(void)
+{
+	unsigned ebda_addr, ebda_size;
+
+	/*
+	 * there is a real-mode segmented pointer pointing to the
+	 * 4K EBDA area at 0x40E
+	 */
+	ebda_addr = *(unsigned short *)__va(EBDA_ADDR_POINTER);
+	ebda_addr <<= 4;
+
+	if (!ebda_addr)
+		return;
+
+	ebda_size = *(unsigned short *)__va(ebda_addr);
+
+	/* Round EBDA up to pages */
+	if (ebda_size == 0)
+		ebda_size = 1;
+	ebda_size <<= 10;
+	ebda_size = round_up(ebda_size + (ebda_addr & ~PAGE_MASK), PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (ebda_size > 64*1024)
+		ebda_size = 64*1024;
+
+	reserve_early(ebda_addr, ebda_addr + ebda_size);
+}
+
 void __init x86_64_start_kernel(char * real_mode_data)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -75,5 +105,23 @@
 	pda_init(0);
 	copy_bootdata(__va(real_mode_data));
 
+	reserve_early(__pa_symbol(&_text), __pa_symbol(&_end));
+
+	/* Reserve INITRD */
+	if (boot_params.hdr.type_of_loader && boot_params.hdr.ramdisk_image) {
+		unsigned long ramdisk_image = boot_params.hdr.ramdisk_image;
+		unsigned long ramdisk_size  = boot_params.hdr.ramdisk_size;
+		unsigned long ramdisk_end   = ramdisk_image + ramdisk_size;
+		reserve_early(ramdisk_image, ramdisk_end);
+	}
+
+	reserve_ebda();
+
+	/*
+	 * At this point everything still needed from the boot loader
+	 * or BIOS or kernel text should be early reserved or marked not
+	 * RAM in e820. All other memory is free game.
+	 */
+
 	start_kernel();
 }