Re: [PATCH] drm/i915: Set up an MTRR covering the GTT at driver load.

[Olivier Galibert]

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 02:54:17PM -0800, Eric Anholt wrote:
> +	/* Set up a WC MTRR for non-PAT systems.  This is more common than
> +	 * one would think, because the kernel disables PAT on first
> +	 * generation Core chips because WC PAT gets overridden by a UC
> +	 * MTRR if present.  Even if a UC MTRR isn't present.

As a non-native speaker, I don't understand what the last sentence
means.  X gets overridden by Y even if there's no Y doesn't make
sense.  Could you do a simpler version?

  OG.
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