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@@ -41,15 +41,19 @@ to a working state and enables physical DMA by default for all remote nodes.
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This can be turned off by ohci1394's module parameter phys_dma=0.
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The alternative firewire-ohci driver in drivers/firewire uses filtered physical
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-DMA, hence is not yet suitable for remote debugging.
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+DMA by default, which is more secure but not suitable for remote debugging.
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+Compile the driver with CONFIG_FIREWIRE_OHCI_REMOTE_DMA (Kernel hacking menu:
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+Remote debugging over FireWire with firewire-ohci) to get unfiltered physical
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+DMA.
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-Because ohci1394 depends on the PCI enumeration to be completed, an
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-initialization routine which runs pretty early (long before console_init()
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-which makes the printk buffer appear on the console can be called) was written.
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+Because ohci1394 and firewire-ohci depend on the PCI enumeration to be
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+completed, an initialization routine which runs pretty early has been
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+implemented for x86. This routine runs long before console_init() can be
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+called, i.e. before the printk buffer appears on the console.
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To activate it, enable CONFIG_PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT (Kernel hacking menu:
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-Provide code for enabling DMA over FireWire early on boot) and pass the
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-parameter "ohci1394_dma=early" to the recompiled kernel on boot.
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+Remote debugging over FireWire early on boot) and pass the parameter
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+"ohci1394_dma=early" to the recompiled kernel on boot.
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