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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2013-11-12 06:15:12 +0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2013-11-12 06:15:12 +0400
commit339a4b72c83dc7d8b29f43f7417add791e201ad3 (patch)
tree7e1cf20b82fbe42ed96b246a86e0cccadb3912de /arch
parentdba538ff5610ee126e33a28fe713b3f108d31f2c (diff)
parentced3c42c9fcba049ec9c76c8461ac194cafb20ba (diff)
downloadlinux-339a4b72c83dc7d8b29f43f7417add791e201ad3.tar.xz
Merge branch 'x86-iommu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 iommu changes from Ingo Molnar: "Make it easier to turn off the old AMD GART code" * 'x86-iommu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86/iommu: Clean up the CONFIG_GART_IOMMU config option a bit x86/iommu: Don't make AMD_GART depend on EXPERT and default y
Diffstat (limited to 'arch')
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/Kconfig27
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index dddba2663bbf..725e1573ea85 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -757,20 +757,25 @@ config DMI
BIOS code.
config GART_IOMMU
- bool "GART IOMMU support" if EXPERT
- default y
+ bool "Old AMD GART IOMMU support"
select SWIOTLB
depends on X86_64 && PCI && AMD_NB
---help---
- Support for full DMA access of devices with 32bit memory access only
- on systems with more than 3GB. This is usually needed for USB,
- sound, many IDE/SATA chipsets and some other devices.
- Provides a driver for the AMD Athlon64/Opteron/Turion/Sempron GART
- based hardware IOMMU and a software bounce buffer based IOMMU used
- on Intel systems and as fallback.
- The code is only active when needed (enough memory and limited
- device) unless CONFIG_IOMMU_DEBUG or iommu=force is specified
- too.
+ Provides a driver for older AMD Athlon64/Opteron/Turion/Sempron
+ GART based hardware IOMMUs.
+
+ The GART supports full DMA access for devices with 32-bit access
+ limitations, on systems with more than 3 GB. This is usually needed
+ for USB, sound, many IDE/SATA chipsets and some other devices.
+
+ Newer systems typically have a modern AMD IOMMU, supported via
+ the CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU=y config option.
+
+ In normal configurations this driver is only active when needed:
+ there's more than 3 GB of memory and the system contains a
+ 32-bit limited device.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
config CALGARY_IOMMU
bool "IBM Calgary IOMMU support"