[PATCH] x86: Workaround low-memory corruption by Phoenix/MSC BIOSes

From: Simon Kagstrom
Date: Fri Nov 06 2009 - 09:44:20 EST


We have a board with a Phoenix/MSC BIOS which also corrupts the low
64KB of RAM, so add an entry to the table.

Signed-off-by: Simon Kagstrom <simon.kagstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/setup.c | 7 +++++++
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index e09f0e2..2a34f9c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -660,6 +660,13 @@ static struct dmi_system_id __initdata bad_bios_dmi_table[] = {
},
},
{
+ .callback = dmi_low_memory_corruption,
+ .ident = "Phoenix/MSC BIOS",
+ .matches = {
+ DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, "Phoenix/MSC"),
+ },
+ },
+ {
/*
* AMI BIOS with low memory corruption was found on Intel DG45ID board.
* It hase different DMI_BIOS_VENDOR = "Intel Corp.", for now we will
--
1.6.0.4

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