linux-kernel - RE: [-mm PATCH] DMA engine kconfig improvements (rev2)

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Message-ID: <BAE9DCEF64577A439B3A37F36F9B691C02E18CCD@orsmsx418.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:59:29 -0700
From:	"Nelson, Shannon" <shannon.nelson@...el.com>
To:	"Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	<akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	<ssatyam@....iitk.ac.in>
Subject: RE: [-mm PATCH] DMA engine kconfig improvements (rev2)

>From: Adrian Bunk [mailto:bunk@...nel.org] 
>Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 5:48 PM
>To: Nelson, Shannon
>Cc: akpm@...ux-foundation.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; 
>Williams, Dan J; ssatyam@....iitk.ac.in
>Subject: Re: [-mm PATCH] DMA engine kconfig improvements (rev2)
>
>On Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 05:10:25PM -0700, Shannon Nelson wrote:
>> From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
>> 
>> This patch contains the following changes to the DMA engine menus:
>>...
>> - make it clear in the INTEL_IOATDMA help text that this 
>driver is for
>>   rare hardware the user most likely doesn't has
>>...
>> +config INTEL_IOATDMA
>> +	tristate "Intel I/OAT DMA support"
>> +	depends on PCI && X86
>> +	select DMA_ENGINE
>> +	select DCA
>> +	help
>> +	  Enable support for the Intel(R) I/OAT DMA engine present
>> +	  in recent chipsets.
>>...
>
>It seems the string "Xeon" somehow got lost, or is it now also 
>available with other hardware?
>
>"in recent Intel Xeon chipsets"?
>
>cu
>Adrian

Good catch - however, it is probably best not to limit these things.

sln
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