Fwd: [PATCH] intel-rng workarounds (take 2)

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Buesch
From: "Jan Beulich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Add a load option to intel-rng to allow skipping the FWH detection, necessary in case the BIOS has locked read-only the firmware hub space. Also prevent any attempt to write to firmware space if it cannot be write enabled (apparently caused hangs on some sys

[PATCH] intel-rng workarounds (take 2)

2007-01-08 Thread Jan Beulich
Add a load option to intel-rng to allow skipping the FWH detection, necessary in case the BIOS has locked read-only the firmware hub space. Also prevent any attempt to write to firmware space if it cannot be write enabled (apparently caused hangs on some systems not having an FWH and thus also not

Re: [PATCH] intel-rng workarounds

2007-01-03 Thread Michael Buesch
On Wednesday 03 January 2007 10:18, Jan Beulich wrote: > Add a load option to intel-rng to allow skipping the FWH detection, > necessary in case the BIOS has locked read-only the firmware hub space. > Also prevent any attempt to write to firmware space if it cannot be > write enabled (apparently ca

[PATCH] intel-rng workarounds

2007-01-03 Thread Jan Beulich
Add a load option to intel-rng to allow skipping the FWH detection, necessary in case the BIOS has locked read-only the firmware hub space. Also prevent any attempt to write to firmware space if it cannot be write enabled (apparently caused hangs on some systems not having an FWH and thus also not