linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] x86 gart: rename symbols only used for the GART implementation

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Date:	Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:59:08 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] x86 gart: rename symbols only used for the GART
	implementation

On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 07:47:11PM +0200, Joerg Roedel wrote:
 > On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 07:43:47PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
 > > On Tuesday 23 October 2007 19:41:33 Joerg Roedel wrote:
 > > > This patch renames the 4 symbols iommu_hole_init(), iommu_aperture,
 > > > iommu_aperture_allowed, iommu_aperture_disabled.
 > > > 
 > > > It replaces the iommu_ with gart_ in the symbol name. All these symbols are
 > > > only used for the GART implementation of IOMMUs.
 > > 
 > > That makes it still potentially conflicting with the AGP GART code.
 > 
 > Maybe yes. But the AGP GART driver conflicts with the GART IOMMU config
 > option. So I don't see a problem here.
 
It shouldn't.  It's perfectly feasible to use both IOMMU and GART for AGP at
the same time.

	Dave

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