Re: Fwd: [PATCH] x86: Use larger chunks in mtrr_cleanup

From: Stuart Hayes
Date: Mon Sep 14 2015 - 10:47:01 EST



>>
>> Linux drivers no longer use MTRR so why is the cleanup needed, ie, what would
>> happen if the cleanup is just skipped in your case ?
>
> The infiniband & video drivers still use MTRR (or at least it was my
> understanding that they do). In any case, Stuart -- could you try booting with
> 'disable_mtrr_cleanup' as a kernel parameter?
>
> P.
>

Sorry for the delayed response.

Booting with 'disable_mtrr_cleanup' works, but the system I am working with
isn't actually failing--it just gets ugly error messages. And the BIOS on the
system I am working with had set up the MTRRs correctly.

Stuart
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