linux-kernel - Re: [discuss] Re: Please pull x86-64 bug fixes

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Date:	Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:00:49 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, discuss@...-64.org,
	torvalds@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [discuss] Re: Please pull x86-64 bug fixes

Ar Iau, 2006-10-05 am 19:53 +0200, ysgrifennodd Andi Kleen:
> If you have a patch that works with all known BIOS bugs (including Mac Mini,
> a random Intel 975 board and a Asus AMD K8 board with PCI Express) please share it.

Well you currently don't have such a patch so thats a disingenuous
argument. More useful for the short term till this is fixed might be to
provide

	pci_requires_mmconfig(dev)

which forces it on for that device regardless and may (internal
implementation detail) print a warning "if your system hangs at this
point.." type message.

That gets us the best of both worlds.

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