Re: [PATCH v3 09/16] switchtec_ntb: initialize hardware for memory windows
From: Bjorn Helgaas
Date: Mon Jul 31 2017 - 16:25:36 EST
On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 02:57:46PM -0600, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
> Add the code to initialize the memory windows in the hardware.
> This includes setting up the requester ID table, and figuring out
> which bar corresponds to which memory window. (Seeing the switch
> can be configured with any number of bars.)
s/bar/BAR/ (twice)
> Also, seeing the device doesn't have hardware for scratchpads or
> determining the link status, we create a shared memory window that has
> these features. A magic number with a version copmonent will be used
s/copmonent/component/
> to determine if the otherside's driver is actually up.
s/otherside/other side/
> The shared memory window also informs the other side of the
> size and count of the local memory windows.