2008-06-18 17:56:05

by Jordan Crouse

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Subject: [PATCH] geode: Add a VSA2 ID for General Software

We have learned from bitter experience that one of the Geode BIOS vendors,
General Software, uses a different ID for their VSA implementation then
the canonical version from AMD & Insyde. This patch adds the ID to the
have_geode_vsa2() check, and should make lxfb work again on many GSW
platforms. If Linus is planning another -rcX revision it would be good
to try and get this in, otherwise please schedule this for the stable
series and 2.6.27.

Thanks,
Jordan

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2008-06-19 12:21:19

by Ingo Molnar

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] geode: Add a VSA2 ID for General Software


* Jordan Crouse <[email protected]> wrote:

> We have learned from bitter experience that one of the Geode BIOS
> vendors, General Software, uses a different ID for their VSA
> implementation then the canonical version from AMD & Insyde. This
> patch adds the ID to the have_geode_vsa2() check, and should make lxfb
> work again on many GSW platforms. If Linus is planning another -rcX
> revision it would be good to try and get this in, otherwise please
> schedule this for the stable series and 2.6.27.

applied to tip/x86/urgent. Thanks,

Ingo