Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v7

[Yinghai Lu]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 3:30 AM, Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 2:47 AM, Gabriel C <nix.or.die@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  > Yinghai Lu wrote:
>  >  > some BIOS like to use continus MTRR layout, and may X driver can not add
>  >  > WB entries for graphical cards when 4g or more RAM installed.
>  >  >
>  >  > the patch will change MTRR to discrete.
>  >  >
>  >  > mtrr_chunk_size= could be used to have smaller continuous block to hold holes.
>  >  > default is 256m, could be set according to size of graphics card memory.
>  >  >
>  >  > v2: fix -1 for UC checking
>  >  > v3: default to disable, and need use enable_mtrr_cleanup to enable this feature
>  >  >     skip the var state change warning.
>  >  >     remove next_basek in range_to_mtrr()
>  >  > v4: correct warning mask.
>  >  > v5: CONFIG_MTRR_SANITIZER
>  >  > v6: fix 1g, 2g, 512 aligment with extra hole
>  >  > v7: gran_sizek to prevent running out of MTRRs.
>  >  >
>  >
>  >  With this version ( and patch http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/29/97 ) applyed on latest linus git tree
>  >  the box OOPS'es early.
>  >
>  >  Sorry I don't have time right now to write down the part of the OOPS I can see on monitor , I can try to find
>  >  some time later.
>  >
>  >  In any way OOPS'es on __free_one_page+0x191/0x21e
>
>  thanks. found one problem with hole_basek ...
>
>  will send you v8, and hope it will be last version.

please try v8, it should get rid of the 8m entry. it need patch
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/29/97 too.

Thanks

Yinghai Lu
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