[coreboot] Good v3 port candidate for Socket F

[Myles Watson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Jones [mailto:marcj303 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 11:41 PM
> To: Myles Watson
> Cc: Coreboot; yhlu; joelr at tyan.com
> Subject: Re: Good v3 port candidate for Socket F
> 
> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Myles Watson <mylesgw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > I'm looking for a system to port to v3.  It needs to be Dual socket F.
> >
> > Here's the "simplified" block diagram of the system that I have:
> >
> > Opteron - Opteron
> >   |
> > Chipset
> >   |
> >  PCIe
> >
> > And the system that I need:
> >
> > Opteron - Opteron
> >  |         |
> > PCIe       Chipset
> >
> > Notice that the second socket has an independent link to a PCIe
> controller.
> >
> > The Tyan s2895 would work, but I need socket F.
> >
> > My question is if you know of any Socket F systems that would fit the
> bill.
> > I'm especially interested in what chipsets they use.  I'd like to port
> it to
> > Coreboot-v3.
> 
> I am not sure what you mean. You want a HT-PCIe bridge that isn't a
> tunnel to the southbridge?

Yes.  I want to be able to control the PCIe slot from the second socket
without going through the BSP.

> Have you looked at serverworks/broadcom boards?

No.  Is there a chipset that supports socket F from v2 that I could port to
v3?

Thanks,
Myles