Re: 2.6.20.3-rt8 - DMA suffers excessive delay periodically

"Lee Revell" <[email protected]> Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:16:16 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.application,gmane.linux.kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 3/28/07, John <[email protected]> wrote:
> Would someone know how to disable SMM in this BIOS?
>

There's no generic way.  Try disabling USB keyboard emulation and any
unused peripherals.  Also google "RTAI disable SMM".

> > Is this a laptop?  They are plagued with SMM problems...
>
> No it is an "indutrial" motherboard.
> Although I don't know what makes it "industrial".
>

One would really hope that such a device would be designed for machine
control and similar RT apps and thus free of SMM...

Lee
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