Yes, the 4th patch is add UEFI-like interface and old interface is not supported. On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 9:10 PM, LIU Qi <liuqi82@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 04:09:47PM +0800, Huacai Chen wrote: > > This patchset is for git repository git://git.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/ > > ralf/linux. Loongson-3 is a multi-core MIPS family CPU, it is MIPS64R2 > > compatible and has the same IMP field (0x6300) as Loongson-2. These > > patches make Linux kernel support Loongson-3 CPU and Loongson-3 based > > computers (including Laptop, Mini-ITX, All-In-One PC, etc.) > > > > Huacai Chen(14): > > MIPS: Loongson: Add basic Loongson 3 CPU support. > > MIPS: Loongson 3: Add Lemote-3A machtypes definition. > > MIPS: Loongson: Make Loongson 3 to use BCD format for RTC. > > MIPS: Loongson: Add UEFI-like firmware interface support. > > MIPS: Loongson 3: Add HT-linked PCI support. > > MIPS: Loongson 3: Add IRQ init and dispatch support. > > MIPS: Loongson 3: Add serial port support. > > MIPS: Loongson: Add swiotlb to support big memory (>4GB). > > ata: Use 32bit DMA in AHCI for Loongson 3. > > drm/radeon: Make radeon card usable for Loongson. > > ALSA: Make hda sound card usable for Loongson. > > MIPS: Loongson 3: Add Loongson-3 SMP support. > > MIPS: Loongson 3: Add CPU Hotplug support. > > MIPS: Loongson: Add a Loongson 3 default config file. > > > > Signed-off-by: Huacai Chen <chenhc@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Hongliang Tao <taohl@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Hua Yan <yanh@xxxxxxxxxx> > > The compiled kernel with your patches just doesn't boot. I tested with > the Loongson3 laptop and mini-itx. Do they need the newer PMON version > with UEFI-like interface support to boot the system? > > LIU Qi