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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] quiet non-x86 option ROM warnings
From:       Jon Smirl <jonsmirl () gmail ! com>
Date:       2005-02-17 22:56:03
Message-ID: 9e473391050217145620fecfdc () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:45:50 +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt
<benh@kernel.crashing.org> wrote:

> Can't the size be obtained like any other BAR ?

yes, but cards that don't fully decode their ROM address space can
waste memory in copy_rom. For example I have a card around here that
reports a BAR address space of 128K and has a 2K ROM in it. You only
want to copy the 2K, not the 128K.


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Jon Smirl
jonsmirl@gmail.com
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