linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] x86, gart: Make sure GART does not map physmem above 1TB

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Message-ID: <20110419142904.GT2192@amd.com>
Date:	Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:29:04 +0200
From:	"Roedel, Joerg" <Joerg.Roedel@....com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...nel.org>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stable@...nel.org" <stable@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] x86, gart: Make sure GART does not map physmem
 above 1TB

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 09:43:54AM -0400, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 04/19/2011 12:25 AM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Yes, this file mostly contains the dma-ops implementation that uses the
> >>>> K8 gart plus some k8-gart specific initialization functions.
> >>>
> >>> Does the file want to be renamed to pci-amd_gart_64.c or so?
> >>
> >> Hmm, that seems long. How about just amd64_gart.c?
> > 
> 
> Arguably we call this the k8_nb in other places, so my suggestion would
> be k8_gart.c

The k8_nb was renamed to amd_nb recently. The NB is implemented in all
64 bit AMD processors and there are more today then K8. The k8_nb was
historically chosen and misleading today.

	Joerg

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