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Re: [tip:x86/platform] x86/PCI/mmcfg: Switch to ECAM config mode if possible

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On Thu, 29 Jun 2017, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > Would this patch actually void the commit:
> 
> Yes it does. My origina; patches were opt-in for this reason, but Thomas doesn't
> believe in historical or other people's experience.

I did not realize that particular wreckage.

> But MCFG problems were a long time ago and noone uses these systems anymore,
> so perhaps he is right.

The obvious solution to this is to force type 1 for older machines, i.e. <=
K8. Some day we should stop supporting 15+ years old crap just because we
can.

Thanks,

	tglx

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[tip:x86/platform] x86/PCI/mmcfg: Switch to ECAM config mode if  possible tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner <tipbot@zytor.com> - 2017-06-29 09:00 +0200
  Re: [tip:x86/platform] x86/PCI/mmcfg: Switch to ECAM config mode if possible Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org> - 2017-06-30 01:30 +0200
    Re: [tip:x86/platform] x86/PCI/mmcfg: Switch to ECAM config mode if  possible Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> - 2017-06-30 05:20 +0200
      Re: [tip:x86/platform] x86/PCI/mmcfg: Switch to ECAM config mode if  possible Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-30 16:40 +0200
        Re: [tip:x86/platform] x86/PCI/mmcfg: Switch to ECAM config mode if possible Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-06-30 19:20 +0200
          Re: [tip:x86/platform] x86/PCI/mmcfg: Switch to ECAM config mode if  possible Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-30 20:50 +0200
          Re: [tip:x86/platform] x86/PCI/mmcfg: Switch to ECAM config mode if  possible Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru> - 2017-06-30 21:10 +0200

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