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@@ -554,7 +554,15 @@ config AMD_IOMMU
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select SWIOTLB
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depends on X86_64 && PCI && ACPI
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help
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- Select this to get support for AMD IOMMU hardware in your system.
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+ With this option you can enable support for AMD IOMMU hardware in
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+ your system. An IOMMU is a hardware component which provides
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+ remapping of DMA memory accesses from devices. With an AMD IOMMU you
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+ can isolate the the DMA memory of different devices and protect the
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+ system from misbehaving device drivers or hardware.
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+ You can find out if your system has an AMD IOMMU if you look into
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+ your BIOS for an option to enable it or if you have an IVRS ACPI
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+ table.
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# need this always selected by IOMMU for the VIA workaround
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config SWIOTLB
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