[SeaBIOS] [PATCH] seabios: call pci_init_device on resume

Laszlo Ersek lersek at redhat.com
Thu Dec 19 23:32:03 CET 2013


On 12/19/13 23:16, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:

> I suspect we need to init more devices, but I need to look some
> more into this. Basically whatever OS does not restore, we have to.

I don't think that implication is necessarily true. Just because neither
restores some device state currently doesn't imply the firmware should
restore it. The OS is much better equipped to restore complex state; the
firmware should only have to ensure that the OS gets a chance to run again.

The Platform Init spec 1.2.1 says in Vol5, 8.5.1.3.1 DXE and the S3
Resume Boot Path,

  The ACPI specification only requires the BIOS to restore chipset and
  processor configuration. [...]

I'm not sure which part of the ACPI spec they refer to, and of course
this statement may not be overly accurate either, but it does seem to
limit the firmware's responsibility.

Laszlo



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