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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86_64/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86_64/Kconfig | 51 |
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig index af44130f0d6..ccc4a7fb97a 100644 --- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig @@ -386,24 +386,45 @@ config HPET_EMULATE_RTC bool "Provide RTC interrupt" depends on HPET_TIMER && RTC=y -config GART_IOMMU - bool "K8 GART IOMMU support" +# Mark as embedded because too many people got it wrong. +# The code disables itself when not needed. +config IOMMU + bool "IOMMU support" if EMBEDDED default y select SWIOTLB select AGP depends on PCI help - Support for hardware IOMMU in AMD's Opteron/Athlon64 Processors - and for the bounce buffering software IOMMU. - Needed to run systems with more than 3GB of memory properly with - 32-bit PCI devices that do not support DAC (Double Address Cycle). - The IOMMU can be turned off at runtime with the iommu=off parameter. - Normally the kernel will take the right choice by itself. - This option includes a driver for the AMD Opteron/Athlon64 IOMMU - northbridge and a software emulation used on other systems without - hardware IOMMU. If unsure, say Y. - -# need this always selected by GART_IOMMU for the VIA workaround + Support for full DMA access of devices with 32bit memory access only + on systems with more than 3GB. This is usually needed for USB, + sound, many IDE/SATA chipsets and some other devices. + Provides a driver for the AMD Athlon64/Opteron/Turion/Sempron GART + based IOMMU and a software bounce buffer based IOMMU used on Intel + systems and as fallback. + The code is only active when needed (enough memory and limited + device) unless CONFIG_IOMMU_DEBUG or iommu=force is specified + too. + +config CALGARY_IOMMU + bool "IBM Calgary IOMMU support" + default y + select SWIOTLB + depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL + help + Support for hardware IOMMUs in IBM's xSeries x366 and x460 + systems. Needed to run systems with more than 3GB of memory + properly with 32-bit PCI devices that do not support DAC + (Double Address Cycle). Calgary also supports bus level + isolation, where all DMAs pass through the IOMMU. This + prevents them from going anywhere except their intended + destination. This catches hard-to-find kernel bugs and + mis-behaving drivers and devices that do not use the DMA-API + properly to set up their DMA buffers. The IOMMU can be + turned off at boot time with the iommu=off parameter. + Normally the kernel will make the right choice by itself. + If unsure, say Y. + +# need this always selected by IOMMU for the VIA workaround config SWIOTLB bool @@ -501,6 +522,10 @@ config REORDER optimal TLB usage. If you have pretty much any version of binutils, this can increase your kernel build time by roughly one minute. +config K8_NB + def_bool y + depends on AGP_AMD64 || IOMMU || (PCI && NUMA) + endmenu # |