Re: [PATCH] [65/66] x86_64: Enable VIA AGP driver on x86-64 for VIA P4 chipsets

[Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 01:08:21AM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
 > On Saturday 25 March 2006 00:48, Dave Jones wrote:
 > > On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 12:41:54AM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
 > >  > On Friday 24 March 2006 21:37, Dave Jones wrote:
 > >  > > On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 12:37:20PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
 > >  > > 
 > >  > >  > > I made the same change locally, but haven't checked it in, because
 > >  > >  > > I have concerns about this breaking AMD systems with VIA GARTs.\
 > >  > >  > 
 > >  > >  > Does such a beast exist?  Normally the GART is in the Northbridge
 > >  > >  > and the only Northbridges on AMD systems are on CPUs.
 > >  > > 
 > >  > > I think some of the VIA AGP3 chipsets also appeared on their K8 boards.
 > >  > 
 > >  > I wouldn't expect them to put the northbridge of a C3 system on a K8 board
 > >  > because it doesn't make any sense. Most likely they only reused the southbridge.
 > > 
 > > They shared their P4 northbridges too iirc.
 > 
 > But the P4 doesn't have an on CPU die northbridge unlike the K8.
 > 
 > Still even for the P4 it's hard to believe because P4 has a quite different
 > front side bus.

I'll enable it, and we'll see what happens.

		Dave


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