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 19:47:11 +0200
From:	"Joerg Roedel" <joerg.roedel@....com>
To:	"Andi Kleen" <ak@...e.de>
cc:	"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 07:43:47PM +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.

Joerg

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