linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] x86 PAT changes

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Message-ID: <481330C6.7040109@googlemail.com>
Date:	Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:40:22 +0200
From:	Gabriel C <nix.or.die@...glemail.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [git pull] x86 PAT changes

Ingo Molnar wrote:
> Linus, please pull the x86-pat git tree from:
> 
>    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/x86/linux-2.6-x86-pat.git for-linus
> 
> this adds the second (and final) phase of the x86 PAT changes. Due to 
> generic impact (the drivers/char/mem.c and include/asm-generic/iomap.h 
> changes) this is offered as a separate tree.
> 
> The new CONFIG_NONPROMISC_DEVMEM defaults to disabled so PAT will be 
> disabled, to stay compatible and to be a bit cautious/gradual.
> 

Hi Ingo,

When using an 64bit ( didn't got time to test 32bit now ) kernel[1] with PAT enabled , kvm-intel
does not work anymore. 

When modprobing kvm-intel , kvm is saying VT extension is disable by BIOS which isn't true.
When disabling PAT again ( no changes to BIOS ) kvm-intel works again here.

Is that an known problem ?

If you need more infos just let me know.

Gabriel

[1]  2.6.25-05096-gb1721d0-dirty
     with following patches :
     http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/26/37
     http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/26/24
     http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/25/107


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