[LinuxBIOS] AMD Geode LX support for LinuxBIOS

[Stefan Reinauer]

* Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net> [070503 19:16]:
> The concept of code not under the control of the operating system is
> frightening some low-latency audio/video folks. If the operating system
> uses some operations heavily which trigger SMM execution, extended
> periods of switched off interrupts may result.

Yes, anyone doing real time systems has a problem with this. 

> OTOH, systems which need SMM should probably not be used anyway if
> latency is critical.

They can not. This is the reason a lot of people are using LinuxBIOS
rather than legacy bios.

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