[coreboot] #121: Failure to mmap /dev/mem needs a better error message (was: flashrom runtime error)
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Thu Jan 22 17:24:38 CET 2009
#121: Failure to mmap /dev/mem needs a better error message
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Reporter: lymanrb@… | Owner: stuge
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: flashrom | Version:
Keywords: | Dependencies:
Patchstatus: there is no patch |
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Changes (by stuge):
* owner: somebody => stuge
* priority: major => minor
* type: defect => enhancement
* status: new => assigned
Comment:
This happens because CONFIG_NONPROMISC_DEVMEM (pre 2008-07),
CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM or CONFIG_X86_PAT are set in your kernel.
Although flashrom can do nothing about any of these, I will add this
information to the error message, so I'm not closing the ticket just yet.
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Ticket URL: <http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/ticket/121#comment:1>
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