linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] remove fullflush and nofullflush in IOMMU generic option

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Message-ID: <20080919220946.GB11410@amd.com>
Date:	Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:09:46 +0200
From:	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
To:	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
CC:	mingo@...e.hu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] remove fullflush and nofullflush in IOMMU generic option

On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 06:56:21AM +0900, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> 
> Because you did things int the wrong way, I said again and again.
> 
> I can't see why you refuse to do the things in the proper way.
> 
> 
> > objections agains the generic iommu=fullflush come up. The patch does
> > not break anything and just moves the iommu=flush parameter (which is
> > already available) to pci-dma.c to make it useable by AMD IOMMU too.
> 
> Breaking anything does mean that it's fine. My patch doesn't break
> anything too.
> 
> I'm not against fullflush (as I said again and again). I guess that
> it's the right move though it might be not so useful if VT-d doesn't
> support it.
> 
> I'm against totally pointless nofullflush and the way you changed the
> generic IOMMU code.

Then submit a patch that changes it to the version you prefer. I already
said that I am fine with the removal of nofullflush. But completly
reverting is the wrong way. For AMD IOMMU I want to use the
iommu=fullflush way because I want to reuse a parameter thats already
there. Thats why I am against your reverting patch.
So now I stop repeating my points again and again. EOD.

Joerg

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