From: Gabriel C <nix.or.die@googlemail.com>
To: Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@gmail.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Mika Fischer <mika.fischer@zoopnet.de>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v7
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:12:40 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4817F1B8.9030007@googlemail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86802c440804292029y4a22e322s54220923f32f283f@mail.gmail.com>
Yinghai Lu wrote:
> please try the patches
>
> from
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/29/754
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/29/753
>
> in addtion to
>
> http://people.redhat.com/mingo/x86.git/README
> ( it has v8 already)
>
> and try with mtrr_gran_size=128m
Without any value I get :
...
[ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.25-x86-latest.git-06598-g6a2c2ff-dirty (crazy@thor) (gcc version 4.3.0 (Frugalware Linux) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Apr 30 05:51:39 CEST 2008
[ 0.000000] Command line: root=/dev/sdb1 ro debug vga=0x317
[ 0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009cc00 (usable)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 000000000009cc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000000e4000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 00000000cf550000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000cf550000 - 00000000cf55e000 (ACPI data)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000cf55e000 - 00000000cf5e0000 (ACPI NVS)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000cf5e0000 - 00000000cf600000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000ffc00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000100000000 - 000000012c000000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 0, 156) 0 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 256, 849232) 1 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 1048576, 1228800) 2 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] max_pfn_mapped = 1228800
[ 0.000000] x86 PAT enabled: cpu 0, old 0x7040600070406, new 0x7010600070106
[ 0.000000] After WB checking
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 000000000012c000
[ 0.000000] After UC checking
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000cf600
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000100000 - 000000000012c000
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 00000000000cf800 - 00000000000d0000
[ 0.000000] After sorting
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000cf600
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 00000000000cf800 - 00000000000d0000
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000100000 - 000000000012c000
[ 0.000000] range0: 0000000000000000 - 00000000c0000000
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 0, base: 0MB, range: 2048MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 1, base: 2048MB, range: 1024MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] range: 00000000c0000000 - 00000000cf600000
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 2, base: 3072MB, range: 128MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 3, base: 3200MB, range: 64MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 4, base: 3264MB, range: 32MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 5, base: 3296MB, range: 16MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 6, base: 3312MB, range: 4MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 7, base: 3316MB, range: 2MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] range0: 00000000cf800000 - 00000000df800000
[ 0.000000] range: 00000000df800000 - 00000000d0000000
[ 0.000000] DONE variable MTRRs
[ 0.000000] x86 PAT enabled: cpu 0, old 0x7010600070106, new 0x7010600070106
[ 0.000000] After WB checking
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000cf600
[ 0.000000] After UC checking
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000cf600
[ 0.000000] After sorting
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000cf600
[ 0.000000] WARNING: BIOS bug: CPU MTRRs don't cover all of memory, losing 704MB of RAM.
[ 0.000000] update e820 for mtrr
[ 0.000000] modified physical RAM map:
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009cc00 (usable)
[ 0.000000] modified: 000000000009cc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000000e4000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000000100000 - 00000000cf550000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000cf550000 - 00000000cf55e000 (ACPI data)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000cf55e000 - 00000000cf5e0000 (ACPI NVS)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000cf5e0000 - 00000000cf600000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000ffc00000 - 000000012c000000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 0, 156) 3 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 256, 849232) 3 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] max_pfn_mapped = 1228800
[ 0.000000] init_memory_mapping
...
[ 20.984343] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20060119 on minor 0
[ 21.450368] mtrr: no more MTRRs available
...
with mtrr_gran_size=128m I get :
...
[ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.25-x86-latest.git-06598-g6a2c2ff-dirty (crazy@thor) (gcc version 4.3.0 (Frugalware Linux) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Apr 30 05:51:39 CEST 2008
[ 0.000000] Command line: root=/dev/sdb1 ro debug vga=0x317 mtrr_gran_size=128m
[ 0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009cc00 (usable)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 000000000009cc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000000e4000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 00000000cf550000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000cf550000 - 00000000cf55e000 (ACPI data)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000cf55e000 - 00000000cf5e0000 (ACPI NVS)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000cf5e0000 - 00000000cf600000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000ffc00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000100000000 - 000000012c000000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 0, 156) 0 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 256, 849232) 1 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 1048576, 1228800) 2 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] max_pfn_mapped = 1228800
[ 0.000000] x86 PAT enabled: cpu 0, old 0x7040600070406, new 0x7010600070106
[ 0.000000] After WB checking
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 000000000012c000
[ 0.000000] After UC checking
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000cf600
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000100000 - 000000000012c000
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 00000000000cf800 - 00000000000d0000
[ 0.000000] After sorting
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000cf600
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 00000000000cf800 - 00000000000d0000
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000100000 - 000000000012c000
[ 0.000000] range0: 0000000000000000 - 00000000c0000000
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 0, base: 0MB, range: 2048MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 1, base: 2048MB, range: 1024MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] range: 00000000c0000000 - 00000000c8000000
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 2, base: 3072MB, range: 128MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] rangeX: 00000000d0000000 - 00000000d0000000
[ 0.000000] range0: 0000000100000000 - 0000000120000000
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 3, base: 4096MB, range: 512MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] range: 0000000120000000 - 0000000128000000
[ 0.000000] Setting variable MTRR 4, base: 4608MB, range: 128MB, type WB
[ 0.000000] DONE variable MTRRs
[ 0.000000] x86 PAT enabled: cpu 0, old 0x7010600070106, new 0x7010600070106
[ 0.000000] After WB checking
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000c8000
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000100000 - 0000000000128000
[ 0.000000] After UC checking
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000c8000
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000100000 - 0000000000128000
[ 0.000000] After sorting
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000c8000
[ 0.000000] MTRR MAP PFN: 0000000000100000 - 0000000000128000
[ 0.000000] WARNING: BIOS bug: CPU MTRRs don't cover all of memory, losing 181MB of RAM.
[ 0.000000] update e820 for mtrr
[ 0.000000] modified physical RAM map:
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009cc00 (usable)
[ 0.000000] modified: 000000000009cc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000000e4000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000000100000 - 00000000c8000000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000c8000000 - 00000000cf550000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000cf550000 - 00000000cf55e000 (ACPI data)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000cf55e000 - 00000000cf5e0000 (ACPI NVS)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000cf5e0000 - 00000000cf600000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 00000000ffc00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000100000000 - 0000000128000000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] modified: 0000000128000000 - 000000012c000000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 0, 156) 3 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 256, 819200) 3 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 1048576, 1212416) 3 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] max_pfn_mapped = 1228800
[ 0.000000] init_memory_mapping
...
I will try tomorrow some more boot options but now I need some sleep ;)
>
> Thanks
>
> YH
>
Gabriel
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-30 4:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 89+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-28 6:37 [PATCH] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout Yinghai Lu
2008-04-28 9:06 ` [PATCH] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v2 Yinghai Lu
2008-04-28 13:08 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-04-28 13:49 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-04-28 15:28 ` Mika Fischer
2008-04-28 5:50 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-04-28 16:01 ` Gabriel C
2008-04-28 16:28 ` Mika Fischer
2008-04-28 19:44 ` [PATCH] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v3 Yinghai Lu
2008-04-28 20:15 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-04-28 20:18 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-28 20:29 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-04-28 20:16 ` [PATCH] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v4 Yinghai Lu
2008-04-28 22:05 ` [PATCH] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v5 Yinghai Lu
2008-04-28 22:36 ` Randy Dunlap
2008-04-28 22:47 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 2:42 ` Andrew Morton
2008-04-29 3:01 ` Yinghai Lu
[not found] ` <200804290157.30651.yhlu.kernel@gmail.com>
2008-04-29 8:59 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86: fix trimming e820 with MTRR holes Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 11:35 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-04-29 17:18 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 17:20 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-30 3:25 ` [PATCH] x86: fix trimming e820 with MTRR holes. - fix Yinghai Lu
2008-04-30 12:09 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-04-29 9:00 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v7 Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 9:47 ` Gabriel C
2008-04-29 10:30 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 10:56 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 11:26 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-04-29 11:51 ` Gabriel C
2008-04-29 17:11 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 20:25 ` Gabriel C
2008-04-29 21:49 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 23:56 ` Gabriel C
2008-04-30 0:06 ` Gabriel C
2008-04-30 0:38 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-30 1:02 ` Gabriel C
2008-04-30 3:00 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-30 3:29 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-30 4:12 ` Gabriel C [this message]
2008-04-30 4:25 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-30 12:04 ` Gabriel C
2008-04-30 16:26 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-30 0:13 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 10:52 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v8 Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 13:07 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-04-29 17:25 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 20:46 ` Randy Dunlap
2008-04-29 21:54 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-30 3:25 ` [PATCH] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v8 - fix Yinghai Lu
2008-04-30 12:09 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-05-01 8:00 ` [PATCH] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete - auto detect Yinghai Lu
2008-05-01 11:45 ` Gabriel C
2008-05-02 0:06 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-02 0:29 ` Gabriel C
2008-05-02 0:35 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-02 1:18 ` Gabriel C
2008-05-02 1:55 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-01 12:09 ` Mika Fischer
2008-05-01 16:35 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-01 16:59 ` Mika Fischer
2008-05-01 17:40 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-01 15:09 ` Randy Dunlap
2008-05-01 16:38 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-01 18:57 ` [PATCH] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete - auto detect v2 Yinghai Lu
2008-05-01 19:42 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-05-01 21:02 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-01 21:10 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-05-01 21:20 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-01 21:26 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-05-01 21:31 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-01 21:33 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-05-01 21:44 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-01 21:49 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-05-01 22:52 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-01 22:57 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-05-01 23:10 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-05-02 0:52 ` [PATCH] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete - auto detect v3 Yinghai Lu
2008-05-02 9:40 ` [PATCH] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete - auto detect v4 Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 19:00 ` [PATCH] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v5 Eric W. Biederman
2008-04-29 20:04 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 20:29 ` Eric W. Biederman
2008-04-29 21:57 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 22:09 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-04-29 22:18 ` Yinghai Lu
2008-04-29 22:14 ` Eric W. Biederman
2008-04-29 22:54 ` Thomas Gleixner
2008-04-30 1:16 ` Eric W. Biederman
2008-04-30 9:57 ` Alan Cox
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