Wow. Cool. :)
tbeg...@gmail.com 623-777-9693 On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Erik Ekman <e...@kryo.se> wrote: > If anyone still cares about this, I have done some work on a > reverse-engineered driver. > Reading and writing to the flash partially works, but as a raw flash > device (MTD), not a block device. The device does not have a flash > translation layer like an SSD. > > The code is available at https://github.com/yarrick/turbomem > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312380 > > Title: > Support Intel Turbo Memory as a block device > > Status in The Linux Kernel: > New > Status in linux package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > I have a Lenovo T61 (and another Lenovo T61p) that has Intel Turbo > Memory in it. I'm not suggesting any approach as to how to use the > memory - I just want access to it as a block device so I can do > something with it. > > There is a Brainstorm entry about using Turbo Memory in a fashion > similar to ReadyBoost: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/12409/ This > is *not* what this bug is about - it's just about making the device > available for use. > > Here's the relevant output form lspci -vv: > > 02:00.0 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Turbo Memory Controller > (rev 01) > Subsystem: Intel Corporation Turbo Memory Controller > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- > ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 > Region 0: Memory at dbdffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] > Region 2: I/O ports at 2000 [size=128] > [virtual] Expansion ROM at dfe00000 [disabled] [size=64K] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA > PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- > Queue=0/0 Enable- > Address: 00000000 Data: 0000 > Capabilities: [68] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 01 > DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s > unlimited, L1 unlimited > ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- > DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- > Unsupported- > RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- > MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes > DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- > TransPend- > LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, > Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <32us > ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- > LnkCtl: ASPM L0s Enabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain- > CommClk+ > ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- > LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ > DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/312380/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312380 Title: Support Intel Turbo Memory as a block device Status in The Linux Kernel: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I have a Lenovo T61 (and another Lenovo T61p) that has Intel Turbo Memory in it. I'm not suggesting any approach as to how to use the memory - I just want access to it as a block device so I can do something with it. There is a Brainstorm entry about using Turbo Memory in a fashion similar to ReadyBoost: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/12409/ This is *not* what this bug is about - it's just about making the device available for use. Here's the relevant output form lspci -vv: 02:00.0 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Turbo Memory Controller (rev 01) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Turbo Memory Controller Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at dbdffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Region 2: I/O ports at 2000 [size=128] [virtual] Expansion ROM at dfe00000 [disabled] [size=64K] Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 00000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [68] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 01 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend- LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <32us ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM L0s Enabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+ ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/312380/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp