Re: [PATCH v3] Enable A20 using KBC for some MSI laptops to fix S3resume

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 12/11/2012 12:50 PM, Ondrej Zary wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 December 2012 21:36:46 H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > On 12/11/2012 12:29 PM, Ondrej Zary wrote:
> > > Something like this? (It works.)
> >
> > Something like that.  We need to make sure we send the proper sequence,
> > though, or it might break some SMM firmware...
>
> Could you please create proper patch? You're the x86 expert (and I'm not).
>
> I've read that 0xd1 command with 0xdf data is often used to enable A20. But I
> don't know when this must be done or what else needs to be done for the SMM
> to not break.

You need to send an FF dummy command afterwards, that's all.


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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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