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-rw-r--r--drivers/pci/quirks.c18
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/pci/quirks.c b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
index 7f94fc0..65d6f23 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
@@ -963,6 +963,13 @@ DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_RESUME(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8237, k8t_sound_ho
* bridge. Unfortunately, this device has no subvendor/subdevice ID. So it
* becomes necessary to do this tweak in two steps -- I've chosen the Host
* bridge as trigger.
+ *
+ * Note that we used to unhide the SMBus that way on Toshiba laptops
+ * (Satellite A40 and Tecra M2) but then found that the thermal management
+ * was done by SMM code, which could cause unsynchronized concurrent
+ * accesses to the SMBus registers, with potentially bad effects. Thus you
+ * should be very careful when adding new entries: if SMM is accessing the
+ * Intel SMBus, this is a very good reason to leave it hidden.
*/
static int asus_hides_smbus;
@@ -1040,17 +1047,6 @@ static void __init asus_hides_smbus_hostbridge(struct pci_dev *dev)
case 0x099c: /* HP Compaq nx6110 */
asus_hides_smbus = 1;
}
- } else if (unlikely(dev->subsystem_vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA)) {
- if (dev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82855GM_HB)
- switch(dev->subsystem_device) {
- case 0x0001: /* Toshiba Satellite A40 */
- asus_hides_smbus = 1;
- }
- else if (dev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82855PM_HB)
- switch(dev->subsystem_device) {
- case 0x0001: /* Toshiba Tecra M2 */
- asus_hides_smbus = 1;
- }
} else if (unlikely(dev->subsystem_vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_SAMSUNG)) {
if (dev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82855PM_HB)
switch(dev->subsystem_device) {
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