[Qemu-devel] Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 1/5] Use correct types to enable > 2G support (v3)

[Anthony Liguori]

Izik Eidus wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-02-04 at 09:11 -0600, Anthony Liguori wrote:
>   
> > KVM supports more than 2GB of memory for x86_64 hosts.  The following patch
> > fixes a number of type related issues where int's were being used when they
> > shouldn't have been.  It also introduces CMOS support so the BIOS can build
> > the appropriate e820 tables.
> >     
>
> again, you need patch the bios for this, as the bochs bios doesnt know
> how to map memory above 4 giga, and it doesnt know about this CMOS
> addresses, (look at the patch that i sent)
>   

Right, but the important point is, that in the absence of the bochs 
BIOS, this patch does no harm.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori