linux-kernel - [tip: x86/cpu] x86/mm: Drop CONFIG

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Message-ID: <174065293219.10177.12415591209966266534.tip-bot2@tip-bot2>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:42:12 -0000
From: "tip-bot2 for Arnd Bergmann" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To: linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, x86@...nel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: x86/cpu] x86/mm: Drop CONFIG_SWIOTLB for PAE

The following commit has been merged into the x86/cpu branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     a8331594036f22dcf037f1a75358bd0985c84cd9
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/a8331594036f22dcf037f1a75358bd0985c84cd9
Author:        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
AuthorDate:    Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:37:10 +01:00
Committer:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitterDate: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:21:59 +01:00

x86/mm: Drop CONFIG_SWIOTLB for PAE

Since kernels with and without CONFIG_X86_PAE are now limited
to the low 4GB of physical address space, there is no need to
use swiotlb any more, so stop selecting this.

Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250226213714.4040853-7-arnd@kernel.org
---
 arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 737a0c6..0e0ec2c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1462,7 +1462,6 @@ config X86_PAE
 	bool "PAE (Physical Address Extension) Support"
 	depends on X86_32 && X86_HAVE_PAE
 	select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
-	select SWIOTLB
 	help
 	  PAE is required for NX support, and furthermore enables
 	  larger swapspace support for non-overcommit purposes. It