Re: [Patch v2] Make PCI extended config space (MMCONFIG) a driveropt-in

[Greg KH]

On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 02:58:56AM +0300, Ivan Kokshaysky wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 02:38:03PM -0700, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 01:28:30PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > > Hmm. Were all those reports root-caused to just that BAR probing? If so, 
> > > we may be in better shape than I worried.
> > 
> > I believe so.
> 
> Ditto.
> 
> One typical problem is that on "Intel(r) 3 Series Experss Chipset Family"
> MMCONFIG probing of the BAR #2 (frame buffer address) of integrated graphics
> device locks up the machine (depending on BIOS settings, of course).
> This happens because the frame buffer of IGD has higher decode priority
> than MMCONFIG range, as stated in Intel docs...

Ok, so what would the proposed patch look like to help resolve this?

Ivan, you posted one a while ago, but never seemed to get any
confirmation if it helped or not.  Should I use that and drop Arjan's?
Or use both?  Or something else like the patches proposed by Tony
Camuso?

thanks,

greg k-h
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