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SubjectRe: PCI card initialisation at boot
Matt Domsch wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 04:46:44PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
>> Linux by default uses the BIOS resource assignments. It doesn't know
>> where those came from other than "the BIOS".
>
> Slightly tangential, but I'm starting to hear requests to have the OS
> re-assign resources when it might make better sense. For example, if
> you have a graphics card with a 1GB memory allocation, the BIOS may
> assign it into address ranges below 4GB because it doesn't know
> if the OS will be 32-bit or 64-bit capable. But, it would be
> beneficial to have it located above 4GB, and to fill in the (new) hole
> below 4GB with RAM. Linux right now doesn't have a way to do this.
> It will assign resources for cards that the BIOS left unassigned, but
> won't intentionally move resources.
>

Not really. If the OS is 64-bit capable, it can just use the RAM above
4 GB.

-hpa
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