[coreboot] PCI passthrough on ASUS KGPE-D16
Timothy Pearson
tpearson at raptorengineering.com
Tue Oct 4 01:16:12 CEST 2016
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On 10/03/2016 06:09 PM, Mike Banon wrote:
> Correct me if I am wrong, but I think: IOMMU support means that a
> graphics card passthrough is possible (this is binary: IOMMU yes ==>
> possible / no ==> not possible). If IOMMU support is buggy (which
> seems to be commonly found with proprietary BIOS) maybe your system
> could experience some bugs while you are using this feature. Of course
> the most reliable way to find out is to try it, but I am pretty sure
> that coreboot's IOMMU support is good
I am 99% sure this functions correctly. It's been a while but I think
it was tested early this year as part of the coreboot support bringup.
Bear in mind the usual caveats apply; if you're not using the open
source drivers for your card the manufacturer may have locked out
passthrough, etc. nVidia is especially famous for this.
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Timothy Pearson
Raptor Engineering
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https://www.raptorengineering.com
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