On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 18:23 +0200, Stefan Reinauer wrote: > > > The chip driver also interacts with Linux /dev/iomem to reflect the > > current setting of the optional enables.
I meant to say /proc/iomem here, how about a do-over? > > In the kernel you don't have to use /dev/iomem, you can just inb/outb > directly (which is what /dev/iomem does) > > > It should also update the below 1MB (and maybe below 16MB) aliases > > in /proc/iomem, according to their actual status in the hardware. For > > example, the K8 northbridge fixed MTRRs could be disabled, rendering any > > aliasing of the southbridge or LPC/FWH parts moot (from the processor's > > perspective at least) > > How is this thing done today? Is it part of the e820 table? Or does > Linux hardcode that area? > > Stefan > > -- linuxbios mailing list [email protected] http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
