Re: [PATCH 2/3] x86: GEODE: add Virtual Systems Architecturedetection

From: Alan Cox
Date: Thu Apr 10 2008 - 04:14:56 EST


On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:33:28 -0400
Andres Salomon <dilinger@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> This is generic VSA detection. It's used by OLPC to determine whether or
> not the BIOS contains VSA, but since other BIOSes are coming out that don't
> use the VSA (ie, tinybios), it might end up being useful for others.

NAK - but minor

This is a check for *VSA2* which is not the same as VSA1 (Cyrix one) and
for older systems that actually matters as you may have VSA1 or VSA2 and
they are detected differently.

> +/* VSA magic values */

These should be VSA2 I think

> +static inline int geode_has_vsa(void)

has_vsa2


Alan (Keeper of the ancient cyrix docs ;))
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