[PATCH] edac: i82443bxgx: remove driver that has been marked broken since 2007

Ethan Nelson-Moore
2026-01-29T10:26:17Z

The history of this driver is pretty amusing. It was marked broken in
2007 in commit 28f96eeafc89 ("drivers/edac-new-i82443bxgz-mc-driver:
mark as broken"). It was then fixed in 2008 in commit 53a2fe5804e8
("edac: make i82443bxgx_edac coexist with intel_agp"), but the
dependency on BROKEN was never removed. Given that this was never fixed
in the last ~18 years, it is obvious there is no demand for this
driver. Remove it and move the former maintainer to the CREDITS file.

Signed-off-by: Ethan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@gmail.com>
---
CREDITS | 4 +
MAINTAINERS | 6 -
drivers/edac/Kconfig | 8 -
drivers/edac/Makefile | 1 -
drivers/edac/i82443bxgx_edac.c | 462 ---------------------------------
5 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 477 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 drivers/edac/i82443bxgx_edac.c

diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
index ec8a2acf1947..86276baea6ac 100644
--- a/CREDITS
+++ b/CREDITS
@@ -3771,6 +3771,10 @@ S: 10 Stockalls Place
S: Minto, NSW, 2566
S: Australia

+N: Tim Small
+E: tim@buttersideup.com
+D: Intel 82443BX/GX (440BX/GX chipset) EDAC driver
+
N: Stephen Smalley
E: sds@tycho.nsa.gov
D: portions of the Linux Security Module (LSM) framework and security modules
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 67db88b04537..0bc1a7de24d9 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -9098,12 +9098,6 @@ L: linux-edac@vger.kernel.org
S: Maintained
F: drivers/edac/i7core_edac.c

-EDAC-I82443BXGX
-M: Tim Small <tim@buttersideup.com>
-L: linux-edac@vger.kernel.org
-S: Maintained
-F: drivers/edac/i82443bxgx_edac.c
-
EDAC-I82975X
M: "Arvind R." <arvino55@gmail.com>
L: linux-edac@vger.kernel.org
diff --git a/drivers/edac/Kconfig b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
index 81e40543ffd8..b1dfb657f1b2 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
@@ -150,14 +150,6 @@ config EDAC_E752X
Support for error detection and correction on the Intel
E7520, E7525, E7320 server chipsets.

-config EDAC_I82443BXGX
- tristate "Intel 82443BX/GX (440BX/GX)"
- depends on PCI && X86_32
- depends on BROKEN
- help
- Support for error detection and correction on the Intel
- 82443BX/GX memory controllers (440BX/GX chipsets).
-
config EDAC_I82875P
tristate "Intel 82875p (D82875P, E7210)"
depends on PCI && X86_32
diff --git a/drivers/edac/Makefile b/drivers/edac/Makefile
index 8429b1e856bc..4f6a46321b32 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/edac/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_EDAC_PND2) += pnd2_edac.o
obj-$(CONFIG_EDAC_IGEN6) += igen6_edac.o
obj-$(CONFIG_EDAC_E7XXX) += e7xxx_edac.o
obj-$(CONFIG_EDAC_E752X) += e752x_edac.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_EDAC_I82443BXGX) += i82443bxgx_edac.o
obj-$(CONFIG_EDAC_I82875P) += i82875p_edac.o
obj-$(CONFIG_EDAC_I82975X) += i82975x_edac.o
obj-$(CONFIG_EDAC_I3000) += i3000_edac.o
diff --git a/drivers/edac/i82443bxgx_edac.c b/drivers/edac/i82443bxgx_edac.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 933dcf3cfdff..000000000000
--- a/drivers/edac/i82443bxgx_edac.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,462 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Intel 82443BX/GX (440BX/GX chipset) Memory Controller EDAC kernel
- * module (C) 2006 Tim Small
- *
- * This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU General
- * Public License.
- *
- * Written by Tim Small <tim@buttersideup.com>, based on work by Linux
- * Networx, Thayne Harbaugh, Dan Hollis <goemon at anime dot net> and
- * others.
- *
- * 440GX fix by Jason Uhlenkott <juhlenko@akamai.com>.
- *
- * Written with reference to 82443BX Host Bridge Datasheet:
- * http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/29063301.pdf
- * references to this document given in [].
- *
- * This module doesn't support the 440LX, but it may be possible to
- * make it do so (the 440LX's register definitions are different, but
- * not completely so - I haven't studied them in enough detail to know
- * how easy this would be).
- */
-
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
-
-#include <linux/pci.h>
-#include <linux/pci_ids.h>
-
-
-#include <linux/edac.h>
-#include "edac_module.h"
-
-#define EDAC_MOD_STR "i82443bxgx_edac"
-
-/* The 82443BX supports SDRAM, or EDO (EDO for mobile only), "Memory
- * Size: 8 MB to 512 MB (1GB with Registered DIMMs) with eight memory
- * rows" "The 82443BX supports multiple-bit error detection and
- * single-bit error correction when ECC mode is enabled and
- * single/multi-bit error detection when correction is disabled.
- * During writes to the DRAM, the 82443BX generates ECC for the data
- * on a QWord basis. Partial QWord writes require a read-modify-write
- * cycle when ECC is enabled."
-*/
-
-/* "Additionally, the 82443BX ensures that the data is corrected in
- * main memory so that accumulation of errors is prevented. Another
- * error within the same QWord would result in a double-bit error
- * which is unrecoverable. This is known as hardware scrubbing since
- * it requires no software intervention to correct the data in memory."
- */
-
-/* [Also see page 100 (section 4.3), "DRAM Interface"]
- * [Also see page 112 (section 4.6.1.4), ECC]
- */
-
-#define I82443BXGX_NR_CSROWS 8
-#define I82443BXGX_NR_CHANS 1
-#define I82443BXGX_NR_DIMMS 4
-
-/* 82443 PCI Device 0 */
-#define I82443BXGX_NBXCFG 0x50 /* 32bit register starting at this PCI
- * config space offset */
-#define I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_OFFSET_NON_ECCROW 24 /* Array of bits, zero if
- * row is non-ECC */
-#define I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_OFFSET_DRAM_FREQ 12 /* 2 bits,00=100MHz,10=66 MHz */
-
-#define I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_OFFSET_DRAM_INTEGRITY 7 /* 2 bits: */
-#define I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_INTEGRITY_NONE 0x0 /* 00 = Non-ECC */
-#define I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_INTEGRITY_EC 0x1 /* 01 = EC (only) */
-#define I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_INTEGRITY_ECC 0x2 /* 10 = ECC */
-#define I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_INTEGRITY_SCRUB 0x3 /* 11 = ECC + HW Scrub */
-
-#define I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_OFFSET_ECC_DIAG_ENABLE 6
-
-/* 82443 PCI Device 0 */
-#define I82443BXGX_EAP 0x80 /* 32bit register starting at this PCI
- * config space offset, Error Address
- * Pointer Register */
-#define I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_EAP 12 /* High 20 bits of error address */
-#define I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_MBE BIT(1) /* Err at EAP was multi-bit (W1TC) */
-#define I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_SBE BIT(0) /* Err at EAP was single-bit (W1TC) */
-
-#define I82443BXGX_ERRCMD 0x90 /* 8bit register starting at this PCI
- * config space offset. */
-#define I82443BXGX_ERRCMD_OFFSET_SERR_ON_MBE BIT(1) /* 1 = enable */
-#define I82443BXGX_ERRCMD_OFFSET_SERR_ON_SBE BIT(0) /* 1 = enable */
-
-#define I82443BXGX_ERRSTS 0x91 /* 16bit register starting at this PCI
- * config space offset. */
-#define I82443BXGX_ERRSTS_OFFSET_MBFRE 5 /* 3 bits - first err row multibit */
-#define I82443BXGX_ERRSTS_OFFSET_MEF BIT(4) /* 1 = MBE occurred */
-#define I82443BXGX_ERRSTS_OFFSET_SBFRE 1 /* 3 bits - first err row singlebit */
-#define I82443BXGX_ERRSTS_OFFSET_SEF BIT(0) /* 1 = SBE occurred */
-
-#define I82443BXGX_DRAMC 0x57 /* 8bit register starting at this PCI
- * config space offset. */
-#define I82443BXGX_DRAMC_OFFSET_DT 3 /* 2 bits, DRAM Type */
-#define I82443BXGX_DRAMC_DRAM_IS_EDO 0 /* 00 = EDO */
-#define I82443BXGX_DRAMC_DRAM_IS_SDRAM 1 /* 01 = SDRAM */
-#define I82443BXGX_DRAMC_DRAM_IS_RSDRAM 2 /* 10 = Registered SDRAM */
-
-#define I82443BXGX_DRB 0x60 /* 8x 8bit registers starting at this PCI
- * config space offset. */
-
-/* FIXME - don't poll when ECC disabled? */
-
-struct i82443bxgx_edacmc_error_info {
- u32 eap;
-};
-
-static struct edac_pci_ctl_info *i82443bxgx_pci;
-
-static struct pci_dev *mci_pdev; /* init dev: in case that AGP code has
- * already registered driver
- */
-
-static int i82443bxgx_registered = 1;
-
-static void i82443bxgx_edacmc_get_error_info(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
- struct i82443bxgx_edacmc_error_info
- *info)
-{
- struct pci_dev *pdev;
- pdev = to_pci_dev(mci->pdev);
- pci_read_config_dword(pdev, I82443BXGX_EAP, &info->eap);
- if (info->eap & I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_SBE)
- /* Clear error to allow next error to be reported [p.61] */
- pci_write_bits32(pdev, I82443BXGX_EAP,
- I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_SBE,
- I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_SBE);
-
- if (info->eap & I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_MBE)
- /* Clear error to allow next error to be reported [p.61] */
- pci_write_bits32(pdev, I82443BXGX_EAP,
- I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_MBE,
- I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_MBE);
-}
-
-static int i82443bxgx_edacmc_process_error_info(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
- struct
- i82443bxgx_edacmc_error_info
- *info, int handle_errors)
-{
- int error_found = 0;
- u32 eapaddr, page, pageoffset;
-
- /* bits 30:12 hold the 4kb block in which the error occurred
- * [p.61] */
- eapaddr = (info->eap & 0xfffff000);
- page = eapaddr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
- pageoffset = eapaddr - (page << PAGE_SHIFT);
-
- if (info->eap & I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_SBE) {
- error_found = 1;
- if (handle_errors)
- edac_mc_handle_error(HW_EVENT_ERR_CORRECTED, mci, 1,
- page, pageoffset, 0,
- edac_mc_find_csrow_by_page(mci, page),
- 0, -1, mci->ctl_name, "");
- }
-
- if (info->eap & I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_MBE) {
- error_found = 1;
- if (handle_errors)
- edac_mc_handle_error(HW_EVENT_ERR_UNCORRECTED, mci, 1,
- page, pageoffset, 0,
- edac_mc_find_csrow_by_page(mci, page),
- 0, -1, mci->ctl_name, "");
- }
-
- return error_found;
-}
-
-static void i82443bxgx_edacmc_check(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
-{
- struct i82443bxgx_edacmc_error_info info;
-
- i82443bxgx_edacmc_get_error_info(mci, &info);
- i82443bxgx_edacmc_process_error_info(mci, &info, 1);
-}
-
-static void i82443bxgx_init_csrows(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
- struct pci_dev *pdev,
- enum edac_type edac_mode,
- enum mem_type mtype)
-{
- struct csrow_info *csrow;
- struct dimm_info *dimm;
- int index;
- u8 drbar, dramc;
- u32 row_base, row_high_limit, row_high_limit_last;
-
- pci_read_config_byte(pdev, I82443BXGX_DRAMC, &dramc);
- row_high_limit_last = 0;
- for (index = 0; index < mci->nr_csrows; index++) {
- csrow = mci->csrows[index];
- dimm = csrow->channels[0]->dimm;
-
- pci_read_config_byte(pdev, I82443BXGX_DRB + index, &drbar);
- edac_dbg(1, "MC%d: Row=%d DRB = %#0x\n",
- mci->mc_idx, index, drbar);
- row_high_limit = ((u32) drbar << 23);
- /* find the DRAM Chip Select Base address and mask */
- edac_dbg(1, "MC%d: Row=%d, Boundary Address=%#0x, Last = %#0x\n",
- mci->mc_idx, index, row_high_limit,
- row_high_limit_last);
-
- /* 440GX goes to 2GB, represented with a DRB of 0. */
- if (row_high_limit_last && !row_high_limit)
- row_high_limit = 1UL << 31;
-
- /* This row is empty [p.49] */
- if (row_high_limit == row_high_limit_last)
- continue;
- row_base = row_high_limit_last;
- csrow->first_page = row_base >> PAGE_SHIFT;
- csrow->last_page = (row_high_limit >> PAGE_SHIFT) - 1;
- dimm->nr_pages = csrow->last_page - csrow->first_page + 1;
- /* EAP reports in 4kilobyte granularity [61] */
- dimm->grain = 1 << 12;
- dimm->mtype = mtype;
- /* I don't think 440BX can tell you device type? FIXME? */
- dimm->dtype = DEV_UNKNOWN;
- /* Mode is global to all rows on 440BX */
- dimm->edac_mode = edac_mode;
- row_high_limit_last = row_high_limit;
- }
-}
-
-static int i82443bxgx_edacmc_probe1(struct pci_dev *pdev, int dev_idx)
-{
- struct mem_ctl_info *mci;
- struct edac_mc_layer layers[2];
- u8 dramc;
- u32 nbxcfg, ecc_mode;
- enum mem_type mtype;
- enum edac_type edac_mode;
-
- edac_dbg(0, "MC:\n");
-
- /* Something is really hosed if PCI config space reads from
- * the MC aren't working.
- */
- if (pci_read_config_dword(pdev, I82443BXGX_NBXCFG, &nbxcfg))
- return -EIO;
-
- layers[0].type = EDAC_MC_LAYER_CHIP_SELECT;
- layers[0].size = I82443BXGX_NR_CSROWS;
- layers[0].is_virt_csrow = true;
- layers[1].type = EDAC_MC_LAYER_CHANNEL;
- layers[1].size = I82443BXGX_NR_CHANS;
- layers[1].is_virt_csrow = false;
- mci = edac_mc_alloc(0, ARRAY_SIZE(layers), layers, 0);
- if (mci == NULL)
- return -ENOMEM;
-
- edac_dbg(0, "MC: mci = %p\n", mci);
- mci->pdev = &pdev->dev;
- mci->mtype_cap = MEM_FLAG_EDO | MEM_FLAG_SDR | MEM_FLAG_RDR;
- mci->edac_ctl_cap = EDAC_FLAG_NONE | EDAC_FLAG_EC | EDAC_FLAG_SECDED;
- pci_read_config_byte(pdev, I82443BXGX_DRAMC, &dramc);
- switch ((dramc >> I82443BXGX_DRAMC_OFFSET_DT) & (BIT(0) | BIT(1))) {
- case I82443BXGX_DRAMC_DRAM_IS_EDO:
- mtype = MEM_EDO;
- break;
- case I82443BXGX_DRAMC_DRAM_IS_SDRAM:
- mtype = MEM_SDR;
- break;
- case I82443BXGX_DRAMC_DRAM_IS_RSDRAM:
- mtype = MEM_RDR;
- break;
- default:
- edac_dbg(0, "Unknown/reserved DRAM type value in DRAMC register!\n");
- mtype = -MEM_UNKNOWN;
- }
-
- if ((mtype == MEM_SDR) || (mtype == MEM_RDR))
- mci->edac_cap = mci->edac_ctl_cap;
- else
- mci->edac_cap = EDAC_FLAG_NONE;
-
- mci->scrub_cap = SCRUB_FLAG_HW_SRC;
- pci_read_config_dword(pdev, I82443BXGX_NBXCFG, &nbxcfg);
- ecc_mode = ((nbxcfg >> I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_OFFSET_DRAM_INTEGRITY) &
- (BIT(0) | BIT(1)));
-
- mci->scrub_mode = (ecc_mode == I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_INTEGRITY_SCRUB)
- ? SCRUB_HW_SRC : SCRUB_NONE;
-
- switch (ecc_mode) {
- case I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_INTEGRITY_NONE:
- edac_mode = EDAC_NONE;
- break;
- case I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_INTEGRITY_EC:
- edac_mode = EDAC_EC;
- break;
- case I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_INTEGRITY_ECC:
- case I82443BXGX_NBXCFG_INTEGRITY_SCRUB:
- edac_mode = EDAC_SECDED;
- break;
- default:
- edac_dbg(0, "Unknown/reserved ECC state in NBXCFG register!\n");
- edac_mode = EDAC_UNKNOWN;
- break;
- }
-
- i82443bxgx_init_csrows(mci, pdev, edac_mode, mtype);
-
- /* Many BIOSes don't clear error flags on boot, so do this
- * here, or we get "phantom" errors occurring at module-load
- * time. */
- pci_write_bits32(pdev, I82443BXGX_EAP,
- (I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_SBE |
- I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_MBE),
- (I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_SBE |
- I82443BXGX_EAP_OFFSET_MBE));
-
- mci->mod_name = EDAC_MOD_STR;
- mci->ctl_name = "I82443BXGX";
- mci->dev_name = pci_name(pdev);
- mci->edac_check = i82443bxgx_edacmc_check;
- mci->ctl_page_to_phys = NULL;
-
- if (edac_mc_add_mc(mci)) {
- edac_dbg(3, "failed edac_mc_add_mc()\n");
- goto fail;
- }
-
- /* allocating generic PCI control info */
- i82443bxgx_pci = edac_pci_create_generic_ctl(&pdev->dev, EDAC_MOD_STR);
- if (!i82443bxgx_pci) {
- printk(KERN_WARNING
- "%s(): Unable to create PCI control\n",
- __func__);
- printk(KERN_WARNING
- "%s(): PCI error report via EDAC not setup\n",
- __func__);
- }
-
- edac_dbg(3, "MC: success\n");
- return 0;
-
-fail:
- edac_mc_free(mci);
- return -ENODEV;
-}
-
-/* returns count (>= 0), or negative on error */
-static int i82443bxgx_edacmc_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
- const struct pci_device_id *ent)
-{
- int rc;
-
- edac_dbg(0, "MC:\n");
-
- /* don't need to call pci_enable_device() */
- rc = i82443bxgx_edacmc_probe1(pdev, ent->driver_data);
-
- if (mci_pdev == NULL)
- mci_pdev = pci_dev_get(pdev);
-
- return rc;
-}
-
-static void i82443bxgx_edacmc_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
-{
- struct mem_ctl_info *mci;
-
- edac_dbg(0, "\n");
-
- if (i82443bxgx_pci)
- edac_pci_release_generic_ctl(i82443bxgx_pci);
-
- if ((mci = edac_mc_del_mc(&pdev->dev)) == NULL)
- return;
-
- edac_mc_free(mci);
-}
-
-static const struct pci_device_id i82443bxgx_pci_tbl[] = {
- {PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82443BX_0)},
- {PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82443BX_2)},
- {PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82443GX_0)},
- {PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82443GX_2)},
- {0,} /* 0 terminated list. */
-};
-
-MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, i82443bxgx_pci_tbl);
-
-static struct pci_driver i82443bxgx_edacmc_driver = {
- .name = EDAC_MOD_STR,
- .probe = i82443bxgx_edacmc_init_one,
- .remove = i82443bxgx_edacmc_remove_one,
- .id_table = i82443bxgx_pci_tbl,
-};
-
-static int __init i82443bxgx_edacmc_init(void)
-{
- int pci_rc;
- /* Ensure that the OPSTATE is set correctly for POLL or NMI */
- opstate_init();
-
- pci_rc = pci_register_driver(&i82443bxgx_edacmc_driver);
- if (pci_rc < 0)
- goto fail0;
-
- if (mci_pdev == NULL) {
- const struct pci_device_id *id = &i82443bxgx_pci_tbl[0];
- int i = 0;
- i82443bxgx_registered = 0;
-
- while (mci_pdev == NULL && id->vendor != 0) {
- mci_pdev = pci_get_device(id->vendor,
- id->device, NULL);
- i++;
- id = &i82443bxgx_pci_tbl[i];
- }
- if (!mci_pdev) {
- edac_dbg(0, "i82443bxgx pci_get_device fail\n");
- pci_rc = -ENODEV;
- goto fail1;
- }
-
- pci_rc = i82443bxgx_edacmc_init_one(mci_pdev, i82443bxgx_pci_tbl);
-
- if (pci_rc < 0) {
- edac_dbg(0, "i82443bxgx init fail\n");
- pci_rc = -ENODEV;
- goto fail1;
- }
- }
-
- return 0;
-
-fail1:
- pci_unregister_driver(&i82443bxgx_edacmc_driver);
-
-fail0:
- pci_dev_put(mci_pdev);
- return pci_rc;
-}
-
-static void __exit i82443bxgx_edacmc_exit(void)
-{
- pci_unregister_driver(&i82443bxgx_edacmc_driver);
-
- if (!i82443bxgx_registered)
- i82443bxgx_edacmc_remove_one(mci_pdev);
-
- pci_dev_put(mci_pdev);
-}
-
-module_init(i82443bxgx_edacmc_init);
-module_exit(i82443bxgx_edacmc_exit);
-
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Tim Small <tim@buttersideup.com> - WPAD");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("EDAC MC support for Intel 82443BX/GX memory controllers");
-
-module_param(edac_op_state, int, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(edac_op_state, "EDAC Error Reporting state: 0=Poll,1=NMI");
--
2.43.0