linux-kernel - lspci output needed was Re: Frustrated with Linux, Asus, and nVidia, and AMD

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Message-Id: <200610311528.20013.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:28:19 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>
Cc:	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: lspci output needed was Re: Frustrated with Linux, Asus, and nVidia, and AMD

> There are clearly some NVIDIA chipsets which require the override be 
> skipped, and some which require it not be. I think the ball is currently 
> in NVIDIA's court to provide a way of figuring out which chipsets 
> require the quirk and which don't..

My current plan is to switch in 2.6.20 to automatic probing of more pins
for the timer routing (suggested by Tim Hockin, I've got a test patch). 

But that's too risky for .19.

For 2.6.19 we'll likely add some more PCI-IDs disabling the quirk
and a command line option to disable the skip timer override quirk. 

Doing this per PCI ID isn't that bad because afaik Vista certification
requires enabling the HPET table and I assume most boards will get
Vista certification soon. This will force Asus to fix their BIOS.

Can people who use a Nvidia based AM2/SocketF board (especially when they have timer 
troubles but otherwise would be useful too) please report their lspcis in private 
mail to me?

-Andi

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