[PATCH] x86, hpet: Add reference to chipset erratum documentationfor disable-hpet-msi-quirk

From: Andreas Herrmann
Date: Mon May 17 2010 - 12:43:37 EST


From: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@xxxxxxx>

(At the moment the "SB700 Family Product Errata" document is available
at http://support.amd.com/us/Embedded_TechDocs/46837.pdf)

Signed-off-by: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/quirks.c | 3 +++
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

Linus recommended to add a pointer to that erratum to the source. See

http://marc.info/?i=alpine.LFD.2.00.1005170811400.4195@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Please apply.


Thanks,

Andreas


diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/quirks.c b/arch/x86/kernel/quirks.c
index cd2c336..e72d3fc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/quirks.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/quirks.c
@@ -495,6 +495,9 @@ void force_hpet_resume(void)
/*
* HPET MSI on some boards (ATI SB700/SB800) has side effect on
* floppy DMA. Disable HPET MSI on such platforms.
+ * See erratum #27 (Misinterpreted MSI Requests May Result in
+ * Corrupted LPC DMA Data) in AMD Publication #46837,
+ * "SB700 Family Product Errata", Rev. 1.0, March 2010.
*
* Also force the read back of the CMP register in hpet_next_event()
* to work around the problem that the CMP register write seems to be
--
1.6.4.4

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