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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Check AMD SYSCFG DramModEn bit for MTRR configur

To: Wei Huang <wei.huang2@xxxxxxx>, "'xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Check AMD SYSCFG DramModEn bit for MTRR configuration
From: Keir Fraser <keir.xen@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:01:50 +0000
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On 01/03/2011 21:11, "Wei Huang" <wei.huang2@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> This patch checks whether SYSCFG DramModEn bit is clear by BIOS. Some
> buggy BIOS might set this bit to 1, which causes unexpected behavior on
> AMD platforms. This patch also increase family check for AMD CPUs when
> setting fixed MTRR ranges.

How common are these buggy BIOSes? Can't we just get users to update their
BIOS?

 -- Keir

> Signed-off-by: Wei Huang <wei.huang2@xxxxxxx>
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> PS: If OK, please apply it to both xen-4.1 and xen-4.0 trees.
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