Re: Intel's response Linux/MTRR/8GB Memory Support / Why doesn't the kernel realize the BIOS has problems and re-map appropriately?

[Andi Kleen]

Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> (or we get proper PAT support, which I think would make this problem 
> go away as well).

No it won't. If the basic MTRRs for memory are wrong just having PAT support
in drivers (which already exist in a limited form already, just for
UC only) won't change anything.

-Andi
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