Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 5 Dec 2001 16:09:57 -0500 (EST) | From | "Calin A. Culianu" <> | Subject | Re: VIA acknowledges North Bridge bug (AKA Linux Kernel with Athlon optimizations bug) |
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So does this mean we will be seeing a patch that clears bits 6,7, and 8 in register 55 on the northbridge soon?
-Calin
On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Troels Walsted Hansen wrote:
> Remember the pci_fixup_via_athlon_bug() (AKA "Athlon bug stomper") > function which went into kernel 2.4.14 after much discussion? > > Apparently the mysterious register 55 in the Northbridge controls a > buggy Memory Write Queue timer. They finally acknowledged the problem > when Nvidia drivers and Windows XP started pushing the hardware enough > to trigger the bug... > > http://bbs.pcstats.com/viahardware/messageview.cfm?catid=19&threadid=863 > 8 > >
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