Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 14:55:15 -0700 (MST) From: "Chad R. Larson" <chad@freebie.dcfinc.com> To: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith) Cc: Don.Lewis@tsc.tdk.com, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ECC memory support Message-ID: <199810232155.OAA21667@freebie.dcfinc.com> In-Reply-To: <199810231851.LAA00640@dingo.cdrom.com> from Mike Smith at "Oct 23, 98 11:51:33 am"
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>> On Oct 22, 4:19pm, Mike Smith wrote: >> } Subject: Re: ECC memory support > The BIOS does. The kernel doesn't know anything about system management > mode (SMM) or the system management interrupt (SMI), and it shouldn't, > as it's specifically designed to allow the BIOS to obtain control while > the system is running in order to perform system-specific tasks. Is there any formal documentation, or standards for SMM? Does each motherboard have it's own specific BIOS and/or drivers? I have 2.2-stable up on an AST Manhattan D file server. It documents a lot of SMM features in the hardware. Cover tamper switches, under and over voltage monitors, fan motor monitors, temperature monitoring, etc. It would be good to be able to get to those features, and to invoke a powerdown under some failure conditions. -crl -- Chad R. Larson (CRL15) 602-953-1392 Brother, can you paradigm? chad@dcfinc.com chad@larsons.org chad@anasazi.com larson1@home.net DCF, Inc. - 14623 North 49th Place, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-2207 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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