linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: enable DMAR by default

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Message-ID: <20090226180304.GA10940@elte.hu>
Date:	Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:03:04 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...radead.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	x86@...nel.org, dwmw2@...radead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: enable DMAR by default


* Kyle McMartin <kyle@...radead.org> wrote:

> From: Kyle McMartin <kyle@...hat.com>
> 
> Now that the obvious bugs have been worked out, specifically 
> the iwlagn issue, and the write buffer errata, DMAR should be 
> safe to turn back on by default. (We've had it on since those 
> patches were first written a few weeks ago, without any 
> noticeable bug reports (most have been due to the dma-api 
> debug patchset.))
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kyle McMartin <kyle@...hat.com>
> 
> ---
> Probably 2.6.29 material, but should definitely go in for 2.6.30.

Definitely agreed on .30. Can do it in .29 as well if David and 
the rest of the Cc: agrees.

	Ingo
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