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SubjectRe: IO-APIC on nforce2 [PATCH] + [PATCH] for nmi_debug=1 + [PATCH] for idle=C1halt, 2.6.5
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On Tuesday 04 of May 2004 00:09, Allen Martin wrote:
> I'm happy to be able to make this information public to the Linux
> community. This information has been previously released to BIOS /
> board vendors as an appnote, but in the interest of getting a workaround
> into the hands of users the quickest we're making it public for possible
> inclusion into the Linux kernel.

This is a great news! Below is an untested patch to address this issue.

Cheers.


[PATCH] fixup for C1 Halt Disconnect problem on nForce2 chipsets

Based on information provided by "Allen Martin" <AMartin@nvidia.com>.

linux-2.6.6-rc3-bk2-bzolnier/arch/i386/pci/fixup.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 39 insertions(+)

diff -puN arch/i386/pci/fixup.c~nforce2_fix arch/i386/pci/fixup.c
--- linux-2.6.6-rc3-bk2/arch/i386/pci/fixup.c~nforce2_fix 2004-05-04 00:27:18.114421672 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.6-rc3-bk2-bzolnier/arch/i386/pci/fixup.c 2004-05-04 01:02:29.821393416 +0200
@@ -187,6 +187,39 @@ static void __devinit pci_fixup_transpar
dev->transparent = 1;
}

+/*
+ * Fixup for C1 Halt Disconnect problem on nForce2 systems.
+ *
+ * From information provided by "Allen Martin" <AMartin@nvidia.com>:
+ *
+ * A hang is caused when the CPU generates a very fast CONNECT/HALT cycle
+ * sequence. Workaround is to set the SYSTEM_IDLE_TIMEOUT to 80 ns.
+ * This allows the state-machine and timer to return to a proper state within
+ * 80 ns of the CONNECT and probe appearing together. Since the CPU will not
+ * issue another HALT within 80 ns of the initial HALT, the failure condition
+ * is avoided.
+ */
+static void __devinit pci_fixup_nforce2(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+ u32 val, fixed_val;
+ u8 rev;
+
+ pci_read_config_byte(dev, PCI_REVISION_ID, &rev);
+
+ /*
+ * Chip Old value New value
+ * C17 0x1F01FF01 0x1F0FFF01
+ * C18D 0x9F01FF01 0x9F0FFF01
+ */
+ fixed_val = rev < 0xC1 ? 0x1F01FF01 : 0x9F01FF01;
+
+ pci_read_config_dword(dev, 0x6c, &val);
+ if (val != fixed_val) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "PCI: nForce2 C1 Halt Disconnet fixup\n");
+ pci_write_config_dword(dev, 0x6c, fixed_val);
+ }
+}
+
struct pci_fixup pcibios_fixups[] = {
{
.pass = PCI_FIXUP_HEADER,
@@ -290,5 +323,11 @@ struct pci_fixup pcibios_fixups[] = {
.device = PCI_ANY_ID,
.hook = pci_fixup_transparent_bridge
},
+ {
+ .pass = PCI_FIXUP_HEADER,
+ .vendor = PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA,
+ .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NFORCE2,
+ .hook = pci_fixup_nforce2
+ },
{ .pass = 0 }
};
_

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