Re: [linux-kernel] Re: [PATCH] x86: provide a DMI based port 0x80I/O delay override.

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Mon Jan 07 2008 - 19:14:28 EST


David P. Reed wrote:

And actually, if I had looked at the /sys/bus/pnp definitions, rather than /proc/ioports, I would have noticed that port 80 was part of a PNP0C02 resource set. That means exactly one thing: ACPI says that port 80 is NOT free to be used, for delays or anything else.

This should make no difference here: it's just one more reason to stop using port 80 for delays on modern machines.


And shoot the designer of this particular microcontroller firmware.

-hpa
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