linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: enable PAT support on AMD Duron model 7

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Message-ID: <4822619D.5020502@keyaccess.nl>
Date:	Thu, 08 May 2008 04:12:45 +0200
From:	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...access.nl>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: enable PAT support on AMD Duron model 7

On 08-05-08 04:08, Arjan van de Ven wrote:

>> x86: enable PAT support on AMD Duron model 7
>>
>> PAT support seems to work well on AMD Duron model 7. Enable it.
> 
> have you read the errata sheets for this one?
> have you tried various cachability/mtrr combinations (with a new
> enough X)?
> 
> just booting doesn't say much if the feature won't just randomly
> tripple fault later on

No, I haven't, but it's the same thing Yinghai sent to me earlier.
Shouldn't he have? Any indications that it might not work?

Rene.
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