Fwd: [PATCH] intel-rng workarounds (take 2)

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Buesch
From: "Jan Beulich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Add a load option to intel-rng to allow skipping the FWH detection, necessary in case the BIOS has locked read-only the firmware hub space. Also prevent any attempt to write to firmware space if it cannot be write enabled (apparently caused hangs on some

Fwd: [PATCH] intel-rng workarounds (take 2)

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Buesch
From: Jan Beulich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Add a load option to intel-rng to allow skipping the FWH detection, necessary in case the BIOS has locked read-only the firmware hub space. Also prevent any attempt to write to firmware space if it cannot be write enabled (apparently caused hangs on some