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DateTue, 29 Apr 2008 11:47:13 +0200
FromGabriel C <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v7
Yinghai Lu wrote:
> some BIOS like to use continus MTRR layout, and may X driver can not add
> WB entries for graphical cards when 4g or more RAM installed.
> 
> the patch will change MTRR to discrete.
> 
> mtrr_chunk_size= could be used to have smaller continuous block to hold holes.
> default is 256m, could be set according to size of graphics card memory.
> 
> v2: fix -1 for UC checking
> v3: default to disable, and need use enable_mtrr_cleanup to enable this feature
>     skip the var state change warning.
>     remove next_basek in range_to_mtrr()
> v4: correct warning mask.
> v5: CONFIG_MTRR_SANITIZER
> v6: fix 1g, 2g, 512 aligment with extra hole
> v7: gran_sizek to prevent running out of MTRRs.
> 

With this version ( and patch http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/29/97 ) applyed on latest linus git tree
the box OOPS'es early.

Sorry I don't have time right now to write down the part of the OOPS I can see on monitor , I can try to find
some time later.

In any way OOPS'es on __free_one_page+0x191/0x21e


Gabriel


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