Bug#700544: linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64: Error in acpi_memory_enable_device on memory hotplug, one memory bank missing

[Bernhard Schmidt <Bernhard.Schmidt@lrz.de>]

On 15.02.2013 04:16, Ben Hutchings wrote:

Hello Ben,

> Please test a kernel with the attached patches, applied in the order:
> 
> x86-PCI-for-debuggability-show-host-bridge-windows-e.patch
> x86-PCI-use-host-bridge-_CRS-info-by-default-on-2008.patch
> x86-PCI-Use-_CRS-by-default-on-VMware.patch
> 
> and without adding the kernel parameter.
> 
> This should result in a boot log message:
> 
>     PCI: Using host bridge windows from ACPI; if necessary, use "pci=nocrs" and report a bug
> 
> If VMware was not detected as I intended, then you'll see:
> 
>     PCI: Ignoring host bridge windows from ACPI; if necessary, use "pci=use_crs" and report a bug
> 

Looks good, VMware is detected, together with the patch from #699913
memory hotplugging works fine.

Thanks!
Bernhard