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@@ -760,15 +760,21 @@ config GART_IOMMU
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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 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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+ Provides a driver for older AMD Athlon64/Opteron/Turion/Sempron
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+ GART based hardware IOMMUs.
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+ The GART supports full DMA access for devices with 32-bit access
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+ limitations, on systems with more than 3 GB. This is usually needed
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+ for USB, sound, many IDE/SATA chipsets and some other devices.
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+
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+ Newer systems typically have a modern AMD IOMMU, supported via
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+ the CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU=y config option.
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+
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+ In normal configurations this driver is only active when needed:
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+ there's more than 3 GB of memory and the system contains a
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+ 32-bit limited device.
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+
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+ If unsure, say Y.
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config CALGARY_IOMMU
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bool "IBM Calgary IOMMU support"
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