On Tuesday, January 2, 2007 2:36 am, Alan wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Jan 2007 21:01:38 -0800
>
> Jesse Barnes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Using MMCONFIG for PCI config space access is simply an
> > optimization, not a requirement. Therefore, when it can't be used,
> > there's no need for
>
> Some hardware reqires MCFG. In addition this is an error, a real
> error on the vendors part or ours and could indicate there are many
> other BIOS problems outstanding.
Ok, I was mistaken then. However, I see this on several boxes, and the
broken BIOSen out in the wild are unlikely to be fixed. Maybe this
should really be a KERN_WARNING instead since it may indicate that some
devices will fail to work?
> We shouldn't keep quiet about serious errors in tables, we need
> people to know and be able to take appropriate action (eg new BIOSen,
> refusing certifications etc).
Ok.
Jesse
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