Re: [PATCH] EFI: Only set regions uncacheable if they support it

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Thu Mar 15 2012 - 10:48:12 EST


On 03/15/2012 07:42 AM, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 07:36:46AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
>> I would still really like to understand why we're seeing #MCs... that's
>> bothersome all by itself.
>
> The region is the legacy video RAM, so I can imagine there being
> something magic about it.
>

WTF?! That should be UC at all times... it isn't even WC-capable.
Furthermore, we may need this region (assuming there is actually a video
card there.)

What do the fixed MTRRs look like?

-hpa

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