[coreboot] Cache as RAM - is it possible to execute code in cache?

ron minnich rminnich at gmail.com
Fri Sep 5 16:50:02 CEST 2008


On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 2:44 AM, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
<c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net> wrote:

> Yes and no. At least the new AMD Family 10h processors can't use CAR for
> data storage and code storage at the same time. In theory, you could
> fill the CAR area in data storage mode, then switch over to code
> storage. Not tested, though, and NOT mentioned as viable in the BKDG
> (BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide).
>


hmm, this will mean a redesign in v3 if true.

We count on using CAR for code (initram)

ron




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