linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] pci: don't assume pref memio are 64bit -v3

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Date:	Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:05:05 -0700
From:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
Cc:	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, yannick.roehlly@...e.fr
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] pci: don't assume pref memio are 64bit -v3

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:49:18 -0700
Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org> wrote:

> Jesse Barnes wrote:
> > On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:37:04 -0700
> > Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org> wrote:
> > 
> >> one system with 4g installed ( there is 1g hole)
> >>
> >> when 4G installed.
> >> BIOS put ACPI etc need the hole
> >> [    0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
> >> [    0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009bc00
> >> (usable) [    0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 000000000009bc00 -
> >> 00000000000a0000 (reserved) [    0.000000]  BIOS-e820:
> >> 00000000000e3000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved) [    0.000000]
> >> BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 00000000bffa0000 (usable)
> >> [    0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 00000000bffa0000 - 00000000bffae000
> >> (ACPI data) [    0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 00000000bffae000 -
> >> 00000000bfff0000 (ACPI NVS) [    0.000000]  BIOS-e820:
> >> 00000000bfff0000 - 00000000c0000000 (reserved) [    0.000000]
> >> BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 (reserved)
> >> [    0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000ffb00000 - 0000000100000000
> >> (reserved) [    0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 0000000100000000 -
> >> 0000000140000000 (usable) so in kernel resource will be reserved
> >> for 0xbffa0000 - 0xbfff0000 for ACPI 0x100000 -  0xbffa0000 for
> >> RAM...
> >>
> >> and BIOS set
> >> [    0.240007] pci 0000:00:01.0: bridge 64bit mmio pref:
> >> [0xbdf00000-0xddefffff] [    0.237102] pci 0000:01:00.0: reg 10
> >> 32bit mmio: [0xc0000000-0xcfffffff] that is conflict with reserved
> >> res. so it can not be reserved Kernel.
> >>
> >> then Kernel try to get range from 0x140000000 ( above the RAM, 5G
> >> and above 4g) and set let the bridge to use it, and ATI cards to
> >> use it.
> >>
> >> but the problem is that ATI only support 32bit ...
> > 
> > So Ivan's patch didn't work for you for this problem?  I was
> > planning on applying it, but it would be nice to get some test
> > results first.
> 
> looks like Ivan patch still has some problem. 

Can you be more specific? :)  I'd like to get this resolved properly as
well, and I think the principles Ivan outlined are the right ones to
follow...

-- 
Jesse Barnes, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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