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@@ -756,17 +756,16 @@ config DMI
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BIOS code.
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config GART_IOMMU
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- bool "GART IOMMU support" if EXPERT
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- default y
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+ bool "Old AMD GART IOMMU support"
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select SWIOTLB
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depends on X86_64 && PCI && AMD_NB
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---help---
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Support for full DMA access of devices with 32bit memory access only
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on systems with more than 3GB. This is usually needed for USB,
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sound, many IDE/SATA chipsets and some other devices.
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- Provides a driver for the AMD Athlon64/Opteron/Turion/Sempron GART
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- based hardware IOMMU and a software bounce buffer based IOMMU used
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- on Intel systems and as fallback.
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+ Provides a driver for the older AMD Athlon64/Opteron/Turion/Sempron GART
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+ based hardware IOMMU.
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+ Newer systems typically have a better AMD IOMMU.
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The code is only active when needed (enough memory and limited
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device) unless CONFIG_IOMMU_DEBUG or iommu=force is specified
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too.
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