Re: [PATCHv4 4/4] iommu: create new api to set valid da range

[Felipe Contreras]

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Felipe Contreras
<felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Guzman Lugo, Fernando
> <fernando.lugo@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 5:48 AM, Fernando Guzman Lugo
>>> <x0095840@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > Some IOMMUs cannot use the whole 0x0 - 0xFFFFFFFF range.
>>> > With this new API the valid range can be set.
>>> >
>>> > Signed-off-by: Fernando Guzman Lugo <x0095840@xxxxxx>
>>>
>>> I don't see the point in having an API. It could be done
>>
>> Thanks to this api we can make this:
>>
>> A new kconfig parameter for DMM size is added. Also DMM is
>> allocated in the last part of the IVA MMU capable address.
>> So that DMM address are far away of shared memory address
>> reducing the probability of shared memory corruption.
>
> Ok, that's why it's usually a good idea to send a patch that makes use
> of the new API.

Oh, and some more comments: Hiroshi wanted the end address too, but
also on the platform data.

And please use a sensible prefix, like "omap: iommu: ", if you only do
"iommu: " it can be confused with other parts of the system, specially
if you send to lkml.

-- 
Felipe Contreras
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