Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:09:04 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Does Linux have plan to support memory hole remapping? |
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Kasper Sandberg wrote: > A somewhat related question is.. How come linux does not(as i understand > it) support talking to the chipsets to do these things? wouldnt this > also give other benefits, such as being able to more precisely control > interrupts and stuff?
Sure. Plus, it's virtually guaranteed to crash or corrupt your system if you try to do anything which requires ACPI or SMM.
-hpa
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