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@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ menu "RAR Register Driver"
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config RAR_REGISTER
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tristate "Restricted Access Region Register Driver"
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+ depends on PCI
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default n
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---help---
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- This driver allows other kernel drivers access to the
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- contents of the restricted access region control
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- registers.
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+ This driver allows other kernel drivers access to the
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+ contents of the restricted access region control registers.
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- The restricted access region control registers
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- (rar_registers) are used to pass address and
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- locking information on restricted access regions
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- to other drivers that use restricted access regions
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+ The restricted access region control registers
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+ (rar_registers) are used to pass address and
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+ locking information on restricted access regions
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+ to other drivers that use restricted access regions.
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- The restricted access regions are regions of memory
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- on the Intel MID Platform that are not accessible to
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- the x86 processor, but are accessible to dedicated
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- processors on board peripheral devices.
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+ The restricted access regions are regions of memory
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+ on the Intel MID Platform that are not accessible to
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+ the x86 processor, but are accessible to dedicated
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+ processors on board peripheral devices.
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- The purpose of the restricted access regions is to
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- protect sensitive data from compromise by unauthorized
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- programs running on the x86 processor.
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+ The purpose of the restricted access regions is to
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+ protect sensitive data from compromise by unauthorized
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+ programs running on the x86 processor.
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