Messages in this thread | | | From | Jesse Barnes <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] quiet MMCONFIG related printks | Date | Tue, 2 Jan 2007 08:37:44 -0800 |
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On Tuesday, January 2, 2007 2:36 am, Alan wrote: > On Mon, 1 Jan 2007 21:01:38 -0800 > > Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org> wrote: > > Using MMCONFIG for PCI config space access is simply an > > optimization, not a requirement. Therefore, when it can't be used, > > there's no need for > > Some hardware reqires MCFG. In addition this is an error, a real > error on the vendors part or ours and could indicate there are many > other BIOS problems outstanding.
Ok, I was mistaken then. However, I see this on several boxes, and the broken BIOSen out in the wild are unlikely to be fixed. Maybe this should really be a KERN_WARNING instead since it may indicate that some devices will fail to work?
> We shouldn't keep quiet about serious errors in tables, we need > people to know and be able to take appropriate action (eg new BIOSen, > refusing certifications etc).
Ok.
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