From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: mingo@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
tglx@linutronix.de, hpa@linux.intel.com, rjw@sisk.pl,
linux-tip-commits@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/setup] x86, setup: "glove box" BIOS calls -- infrastructure
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:17:34 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49DF7F2E.4050909@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090410080444.GC16512@elf.ucw.cz>
Pavel Machek wrote:
>
>> +/*
>> + * "Glove box" for BIOS calls. Avoids the constant problems with BIOSes
>> + * touching memory they shouldn't be.
>> + */
>
> Touching memory? AFAICT it only prevents touching registers.
>
Ah yes. -EBUGGYCOMMENT. ;)
-hpa
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-04-10 17:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-04-09 23:06 [PATCH 0/6] x86, setup: "glove box" BIOS interrupts H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-09 23:12 ` [tip:x86/setup] x86, setup: "glove box" BIOS calls -- infrastructure H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-10 8:04 ` Pavel Machek
2009-04-10 10:39 ` Ingo Molnar
2009-04-10 10:46 ` Pavel Machek
2009-04-10 11:25 ` Ingo Molnar
2009-04-10 11:38 ` Pavel Machek
2009-04-10 11:49 ` Ingo Molnar
2009-04-11 16:13 ` Avi Kivity
2009-04-12 5:21 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-12 14:01 ` Ingo Molnar
2009-04-12 14:39 ` Avi Kivity
2009-04-12 14:59 ` Linus Torvalds
2009-04-12 16:33 ` Ingo Molnar
2009-04-12 18:57 ` Avi Kivity
2009-04-13 4:16 ` Ingo Molnar
2009-04-13 4:24 ` Ingo Molnar
2009-04-13 16:27 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-13 16:57 ` Pavel Machek
2009-04-13 17:00 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-13 18:34 ` Alan Jenkins
2009-04-13 19:08 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-14 0:06 ` Ingo Molnar
2009-04-14 4:42 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-14 9:03 ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2009-04-14 15:59 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-13 6:44 ` Avi Kivity
2009-04-12 17:51 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-10 17:17 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2009-04-10 17:19 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-09 23:13 ` [tip:x86/setup] x86, setup: "glove box" BIOS interrupts in the core boot code H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-09 23:13 ` [tip:x86/setup] x86, setup: "glove box" BIOS interrupts in the APM code H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-09 23:13 ` [tip:x86/setup] x86, setup: "glove box" BIOS interrupts in the EDD code H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-09 23:13 ` [tip:x86/setup] x86, setup: "glove box" BIOS interrupts in the MCA code H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-09 23:13 ` [tip:x86/setup] x86, setup: "glove box" BIOS interrupts in the video code H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-10 8:05 ` Pavel Machek
2009-04-10 18:05 ` [PATCH 0/6] x86, setup: "glove box" BIOS interrupts Rafael J. Wysocki
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