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diff --git a/Documentation/northbridge/intel/haswell/index.md b/Documentation/northbridge/intel/haswell/index.md index 3eb80594b8..87fb56f483 100644 --- a/Documentation/northbridge/intel/haswell/index.md +++ b/Documentation/northbridge/intel/haswell/index.md @@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ coreboot. ## Proprietary blobs - [mrc.bin](mrc.bin.md) + +## Issues + +- [Known issues](known-issues.md) diff --git a/Documentation/northbridge/intel/haswell/known-issues.md b/Documentation/northbridge/intel/haswell/known-issues.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c684b8fd65 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/northbridge/intel/haswell/known-issues.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Known issues with Haswell + +These issues are specific to the Haswell architecture. For a given +mainboard, there might be additional issues to those listed here. + +## PCIe graphics + +```eval_rst +Using a PCIe graphics card for display output is not currently +supported. This is because :doc:`./mrc.bin` requires workarounds to +have such a feature working correctly. +``` + +However, there is a [patch on Gerrit][hsw-gfx-gerrit] that allows PCIe +graphics to be used for display output. This patch is not guaranteed to +be of the same level of quality as code committed to coreboot. + +Still, in some cases, a PCIe graphics card can be used for rendering, +while the integrated graphics device is used for display output. This +can be achieved under GNU/Linux by using [PRIME GPU offloading][PRIME]. + +## PCIe 3.0 + +Only PCIe 2.0 has been tested so far. PCIe 3.0 could potentially have +stability issues. + +[PRIME]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PRIME +[hsw-gfx-gerrit]: https://review.coreboot.org/c/30456 |