[coreboot] Patch set updated for coreboot: 6709bdd Fix multipleVGA cards resource conflict on Windows

[Tom Sylla]

The open-graphics people had this question a while back, I think I
took a look at some different platforms and BIOSes:
http://lists.duskglow.com/open-graphics/2007-August/010402.html

Turning on the decoders for only one of each type of legacy device sounds right.

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 6:13 PM, She, Kerry <Kerry.She at amd.com> wrote:
> Hello, Patrick
>
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>> On Behalf Of Patrick Georgi
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 1:31 AM
>> To: coreboot at coreboot.org
>> Subject: Re: [coreboot] Patch set updated for coreboot: 6709bdd Fix
>> multipleVGA cards resource conflict on Windows
>>
>> Am 19.12.2011 18:02, schrieb ron minnich:
>> > I wonder if a better way to manage this is via a CMOS (aka NVRAM)
>> > setting.
>> No user visible configuration if it can be avoided, please.
>>
>> > I kind of hate to limit coreboot because Windows is limited.
>> > But I'm a n00b in a sense, having just come back onto this project,
> so
>> > I'm happy to be told I'm wrong :-)
>> It sounds just wrong to have IO/MEM decoding on the _same_ areas
>> activated for two devices.
> Yes, exactly.
>
>> vgaarb should still work with one of them having resources disabled by
>> default, I think.
> I have tested Linux vgaarb still works.
> We just do a part of the vgaarb job in coreboot.
>
>> Otherwise coreboot would be the _only_ chance for vgaarb to work, as
> all
>> other boot systems will support Windows even to the detriment of Linux
>> support.
>> Which means that vgaarb wouldn't exist, given their position towards
>> coreboot.
> It make sense on the OS lacking a mechanism like vgaarb.
> Anyway, more test on different OS is needed.
> Thanks
>
>>
>> > Changing circumstances mean I get to work on it
>> > again, which is nice.
>> Yay!
>>
>>
>> Patrick
>>
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