linux-kernel - Re: agpgart: scary messages are fortunately obsolete

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Date:	Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:33:13 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: agpgart: scary messages are fortunately obsolete

>  	/* Should not happen anymore */
> -	printk(KERN_ERR "PCI-DMA: More than 4GB of RAM and no IOMMU\n"
> -	       KERN_ERR "PCI-DMA: 32bit PCI IO may malfunction.\n");
> +	printk(KERN_WARNING "PCI-DMA: More than 4GB of RAM and no IOMMU\n"
> +	       KERN_WARNING "falling back to iommu=soft.\n");

It might also fall back to another IOMMU (Calgary, Intel, ...) 
soft is just last resort.

You can probably just remove it.

-Andi
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