Hopefully someone can help me out to get a better understanding - specifically for this PAT stuff (page attribute table): On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 4:01 AM, Mariusz Kozlowski <m.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > I tried latest linux-next and latest -mm and both do not work > for me on my x86_64 box. I tried enabling/disabling PAT and some other options > that I thought could cause this with no luck. All I can see is grub, I choose > the kernel and then either box reboots or hangs. Nothing is printed on the screen > and the keyboard is dead - I need to reset manually. first, check wiki for the brief introduction to PAT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_Allocation_Table So my questions are: a. What was the intention by Linux kernel in the design of this PAT usage? (as I read the Intel manual there are several useful applications...but I don't quite understand its deeper context) b. It is also mentioned (in the manual) that this feature is meant for BIOS developer - don't understand...any inputs? c. What is this MTRR? It is closely related to PAT....but supposed to provide more information. Neither can I understand what is the purpose of MTRR as documented in Documentation/mtrr.txt...it just describe WHAT is MTRR..detecting it presence....but WHY? What are its real application? How can we use the information? Thanks. -- Regards, Peter Teoh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
