linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 01/34] AMD IOMMU: add Kconfig entry

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Message-ID: <6453C3CB8E2B3646B0D020C1126132730120C51A@sausexmb4.amd.com>
Date:	Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:58:22 -0500
From:	"Duran, Leo" <leo.duran@....com>
To:	"Duran, Leo" <leo.duran@....com>, "Joerg Roedel" <joro@...tes.org>
CC:	"Muli Ben-Yehuda" <muli@...ibm.com>,
	"Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...nel.org>,
	"Richter, Robert" <rrichter@...e.amd.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	"Andi Kleen" <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"Biemueller, Sebastian" <Sebastian.Biemueller@....com>,
	<tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"Sarathy, Bhavna" <Bhavna.Sarathy@....com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 01/34] AMD IOMMU: add Kconfig entry

On Saturday, June 28, 2008 6:04 AM, Joerg Roedel wrote:

> Yes, there is only one exclusion range per IOMMU. The problem is that 
> an exclusion range from 64MB to the end may not be possible because 
> there is an exclusion range already configured in the ACPI table. On 
> my System for example the exclusion range is somewhere in the first 
> megabyte of RAM.
> In this case the direct mapping using page tables is needed. If there 
> is no exclusion range defined in ACPI this idea would work of course.
> 
> Joerg
> 

It would OK to have ONE all inclusive exclusion range (e.g., 64MB to
'end' if you want).
That is, any pre-defined areas would simply fall inside the larger
range.
And, if the ACPI table calls for exclusion of a range inside the
aperture (e.g., inside 64MB),
that range would have to be 'reserved', and set for 1:1 mapping.

Leo.

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