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Date:      Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:59:16 -0500
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Cc:        Sean Bruno <seanbru@yahoo-inc.com>
Subject:   Re: 40 vs 44 bit memory addressing HP DL580/980
Message-ID:  <201011220759.16082.jhb@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <1290387926.16558.1283.camel@home-yahoo>
References:  <1290387926.16558.1283.camel@home-yahoo>

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On Sunday, November 21, 2010 8:05:26 pm Sean Bruno wrote:
> Looks like these HP boxes have the capability to do 44 bit memory
> addressing if configured to do so from the BIOS.
> 
> Is anyone interested in any data from that setting?

Does it boot ok? :)  The MTRR code should handle that (there is a CPUID
field that tells the OS how many bits are significant).  Not sure if there
are any places in the pmap that assume 40 bits, but a test boot is certainly
worth trying.

-- 
John Baldwin



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