On 10/23/10 2:16 PM, Keith Hui wrote: >> Why are you so interested in SMM? >> >> As I mentioned above, coreboot will avoid using SMM unless it is a >> requirement for a particular platform. >> >> If you want to add SMM to a platform where it is not used currently >> (and thus not required for coreboot) then it seems that you you have >> a lot of research and development ahead of you. > Is it possible to have ACPI support for a board without SMM? > On (some) intel chipsets you will lack certain features, like some means of flash protection and acpi power off.
But it's generally possible. AMD systems usually seem to need less SMI. Stefan -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

