Re: mtrr question

From: Dave Jones
Date: Wed Jun 08 2005 - 14:39:21 EST


On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 08:31:59PM +0100, Nick Warne wrote:

> Ummm. I see from boot logs that mtrr isn't detected like it is on my other
> (Dell) boxes.

Hmm, that sounds like it isn't compiled in. Though that doesn't make
sense why you still have a /proc/mtrr

> This looks like my BIOS settings are wonky then. What would it be 'called' to
> enable/disable mtrr on an AGP slot?

Its typically not a setting, just something the BIOS does as part
of its CPU initialisation. I've never encountered a BIOS that had
it configurable.

Dave

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