linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] quirks: Flag up and handle the AMD 8151 Errata #24

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Message-Id: <200609121710.57393.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:10:57 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] quirks: Flag up and handle the AMD 8151 Errata #24

On Tuesday 12 September 2006 18:29, Alan Cox wrote:
> AMD states the following
>
> "Some PCI cards generate peer-to-peer posted-write traffic targetting
> the AGP bridge (from the PCI bus, through the graphics tunnel to the AGP
> bus). The combination of such cards and some AGP cards can generate
> traffic patters that result in a system deadlock."

Hmm, you add all that code just to trigger printks? Looks like overkill
to me. 

-Andi


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