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Date:      Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:37:11 -0700
From:      Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
Cc:        cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, Alan Cox <alc@cs.rice.edu>, cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [SRC] cvs commit: src/sys/i386/acpica acpi_wakeup.c src/sys/i386/i386 pmap.c
Message-ID:  <45F8A347.2080708@root.org>
In-Reply-To: <45F88B54.7070305@elischer.org>
References:  <20070314223016.7CD4E16A418@hub.freebsd.org> <45F8793E.5080602@elischer.org> <45F8804F.1050606@root.org> <45F88B54.7070305@elischer.org>

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Julian Elischer wrote:
> Nate Lawson wrote:
>>>> Index: src/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
>>>> diff -u src/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c:1.582 src/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c:1.583
>>>> --- src/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c:1.582    Mon Mar  5 21:40:10 2007
>>>> +++ src/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c    Wed Mar 14 22:30:02 2007
>>>> @@ -422,6 +422,13 @@
>>>>  
>>>>      /* Turn on PG_G on kernel page(s) */
>>>>      pmap_set_pg();
>>>> +
>>>> +    /*
>>>> +     * Create an identity mapping (virt == phys) for the low 1 MB
>>>> +     * physical memory region that is used by the ACPI wakeup code.
>>>> +     * This mapping must not have PG_G set. +     */
>>>> +    kernel_pmap->pm_pdir[0] = PG_PS | PG_RW | PG_V;
>>>>  }
>>>>  
>>>>  /*
>>
>> I propose conditionalizing this code on "if (pseflag)".  Of course, the
>> acpi suspend code will fail on 486's but we disable acpi entirely if the
>> bios date < 1999/1/1 and acpi isn't supported on the 486.
> 
> as long as you are keeping this in mind, I have no objection as to how
> you tackle it..
> 
> so if someone uses a 486 based embedded system (low power etc.)
> they can definitely not have any acpi support in the bios?

I will wait and see what others say.  In general, I'm sure there are
other aspects of ACPI that require a Pentium.  And remember, they could
still boot acpi with a 486 and use everything but suspend/resume.

-- 
Nate



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