linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v2] pci: clear bridge resource size if BIOS assign bad one

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Date:	Wed, 9 Jun 2010 17:30:31 -0600
From:	Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai.lu@...cle.com>
Cc:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Yannick Roehlly <yannick.roehlly@...e.fr>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2] pci: clear bridge resource size if BIOS assign bad one

On Tuesday, June 08, 2010 05:36:33 pm Yinghai Lu wrote:
> On 06/08/2010 03:48 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 08, 2010 03:43:50 pm Jesse Barnes wrote:
> > 
> > In this case, the aperture *size* from the BIOS is actually OK, but
> > the beginning of the aperture overlaps system memory.  With Yinghai's
> > patch, we reduce the size and move the start.  Windows was able to
> > just move the start of the aperture and preserve the original
> > 0x20000000 size (but I think it had to move something else out of
> > the way).
> 
> are you sure? that looks more aggressive.

I don't have the machine and can't be 100% sure, but based on what
Yannic reported here: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16009#c11,
it looks like Windows moved that aperture.

I haven't used it myself, but possibly a program like SIV
(http://rh-software.com/) would give more detailed information
about what Windows is doing.

Bjorn
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