Re: [coreboot] disabling bios usb stack

2014-08-28 Thread Scott Duplichan
ron minnich [mailto:rminn...@gmail.com] wrote: ]Thanks scott! ] ]So, what does an OS do to disable USB in the operating system? We have ]seen Linux do it, we're not quite sure just what ]place it gets done. ] ]ron If I understand your question, I am not sure I know the answer. If you boot linux

Re: [coreboot] disabling bios usb stack

2014-08-28 Thread ron minnich
The guys found it, bit in southbridge to enable SMI interrupts, they turned it off and are now seeing a 40 hz. interrupt. It never ends. -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

Re: [coreboot] disabling bios usb stack

2014-08-27 Thread ron minnich
This is really interesting information, thanks. This embedded USB stack problem actually impacts HPC applications. This type of periodic interference can cause big troubles when you have lots of nodes. Look for the case of the missing supercomputer performance for a classic paper. In that case,

Re: [coreboot] disabling bios usb stack

2014-08-27 Thread Scott Duplichan
ron minnich [mailto:rminn...@gmail.com] wrote: ]This is really interesting information, thanks. ] ]This embedded USB stack problem actually impacts HPC applications. ]This type of periodic interference can cause big troubles when you ]have lots of nodes. ] ]Look for the case of the missing

Re: [coreboot] disabling bios usb stack

2014-08-27 Thread ron minnich
Thanks scott! So, what does an OS do to disable USB in the operating system? We have seen Linux do it, we're not quite sure just what place it gets done. ron -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

Re: [coreboot] disabling bios usb stack

2014-08-26 Thread Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
Hi Ron, Am 26.08.2014 00:22 schrieb ron minnich: disabling the usb stack is the goal in this case. AFAIK it's called USB keyboard support, USB legacy support or something similar in most BIOSes. This internally maps a USB keyboard to a virtual PS/2 keyboard and sometimes has quite a few issues.

Re: [coreboot] disabling bios usb stack

2014-08-26 Thread Антон Кочков
Hello, Just checked some binaries - PEI USB driver is loading anyway, no checking for any setup option, so I guess it will be very hard even with the unpacking UEFI image and removing these drivers. Also in most UEFI systems big part of USB driver working in SMM mode, so it will be hard to patch

[coreboot] disabling bios usb stack

2014-08-25 Thread ron minnich
A friend asks me how to disable the usb stack in his bios. I have no clue, anyone? ron -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

Re: [coreboot] disabling bios usb stack

2014-08-25 Thread Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
On 25.08.2014 23:28, ron minnich wrote: A friend asks me how to disable the usb stack in his bios. I have no clue, anyone? Doesn't sound like end goal. But I'd go through setup menu to see if something fits his *end* goal (disabling usb stack sounds like means to goal, not the goal itself).

Re: [coreboot] disabling bios usb stack

2014-08-25 Thread ron minnich
disabling the usb stack is the goal in this case. ron On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko phco...@gmail.com wrote: On 25.08.2014 23:28, ron minnich wrote: A friend asks me how to disable the usb stack in his bios. I have no clue, anyone? Doesn't sound like