linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH -mm 11/11] aacraid: use pci_set_dma_max_seg

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Date:	Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:25:52 -0400
From:	"Salyzyn, Mark" <mark_salyzyn@...ptec.com>
To:	"FUJITA Tomonori" <tomof@....org>
Cc:	<akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>, <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>,
	"AACRAID" <aacraid@...ptec.com>, <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
Subject: RE: [PATCH -mm 11/11] aacraid: use pci_set_dma_max_seg_size

Not requesting you to test (aacraid), just scoping any effort.

The cards in question are the (old) Dell PERC variety that would trigger
the need. I will notify our Dell liaison to see what they can do.

Sincerely -- Mark Salyzyn

> -----Original Message-----
> From: FUJITA Tomonori [mailto:tomof@....org] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:22 PM
> To: Salyzyn, Mark
> Cc: tomof@....org; akpm@...ux-foundation.org; 
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org; 
> James.Bottomley@...elEye.com; AACRAID; fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp
> Subject: RE: [PATCH -mm 11/11] aacraid: use pci_set_dma_max_seg_size
> 
> On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:34:23 -0400
> "Salyzyn, Mark" <mark_salyzyn@...ptec.com> wrote:
> 
> > ACK
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> > Based on the presence of the call. 2.6.22, for instance, 
> does not have
> > this capability...
> > 
> > I did not test this change, just accepting on the 
> principals. How much
> > testing of the change did you do Fujita?
> 
> Unfortunately, I tested only the main component (device and pci
> changes) with ppc64 IOMMU. I don't have the other IOMMUs.
> 
> I didn't test the aacraid patch but I guess that I have aacraid in the
> workplace so I can test the patch (without the IOMMU chages).
> 
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