[coreboot] v3 CAR/ROM area collision on C7 and Core2Duo

Stefan Reinauer stepan at coresystems.de
Sat Nov 22 12:20:28 CET 2008


Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> Since the flash part size can't be determined automatically (the flash
> chip will decode any address you throw at it), that means the "1 MB
> below flash" requirement is either overspecified or incorrect for flash
> sizes != 1 MB.
> I'm not blaming you, I'm just trying to understand and it wouldn't be
> the first time that some data sheets are unclear.
>   

The data sheet is perfectly clear about this. And of course it does not
explain why. Anyways, I don't want to have to shoot you because I talked
about this topic too much.





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