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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86_32: trim memory by updating e820 v3
Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Gabriel C <nix.or.die@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>>> please try v2 version
>>>
>>> http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/28/115
>> Box still won't boot with mtrr_chunk_size=1g but without it is perfect
>> :)) Thx for your work. I've quick tested some games and 3d things ,
>> all are working with this patch really nice.
>
> excellent. So just to make sure: this box never had proper graphics
> under Linux (under no previous kernel), due to the way the BIOS has set
> up the MTRR's, right?

The box is really new so far I tested 2.6.24* 2.6.25 , linux-next , current git from
which no one worked. And yes is right graphics under Linux didn't worked right without
patch from http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/28/115.

>
> so fixing up the MTRRs during bootup, no matter how dangerous in theory,
> is pretty much the best option to get your system to work fine under
> Linux, with that specific Xorg version?

Yes.

I run :

xorg-server 1.4.0.90-5 ( it has all fixes from server-1.4-branch )
mesa 7.0.2-2
xf86-video-intel 2.3.0-1

Probably I have to replace 2x2G with 2x1G to get it work without this patch but it is something I don't really want to do =)

Also I'm not sure whatever this is an BIOS bug ? I could contact ASUS people if someone tells me what is wrong with the BIOS.

>
> i think we should still try to make this a non-default option because
> modern Xorg should not have any need to touch MTRRs. Perhaps a .config
> dependent on CONFIG_DANGEROUS ;-)

Hmm 1.4.0.90 is not that old , is it ?

>
> Ingo
>

Gabriel


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