linux-kernel - Re: MCFG ACPI patch in git-x86 causes boot regression

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Date:	Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:13:46 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>, tglx@...utronix.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...l.org, rajesh.shah@...el.com,
	greg@...ah.com
Subject: Re: MCFG ACPI patch in git-x86 causes boot regression


* Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org> wrote:

> > On previous kernels the MCFG was rejected because it wasn't e820 
> > reserved:
> 
> Yep, this patch (as was stated many times) requires other fixes to PCI 
> probing--either disabling decode, not using mmconfig unless absolutely 
> required, or one of the other discussed changes.  I'm not sure why it 
> was pushed before one of those changes went in.

yeah - we try to pick up patches early into x86.git, so that integration 
issues can be found as early as possible. But this patch should live in 
Greg's tree - just sent it back.

	Ingo
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