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

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Message-ID: <20080108081543.GF31838@elte.hu>
Date:	Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:15:43 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>, 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


* Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca> wrote:

> At least, I thought it was in Greg's tree, not sure now.. This is the 
> patch in -mm:
>
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.24-rc6/2.6.24-rc6-mm1/broken-out/pci-disable-decoding-during-sizing-of-bars.patch
>
> Without this change a bunch of machines fail to boot even without the 
> MCFG change (since their MCFG was E820 reserved and so the old 
> validation check passed).

Andi, can you confirm that your box boots fine with that patch applied?

	Ingo
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