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authorLogan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com>2017-08-03 14:19:54 -0400
committerJon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us>2017-11-18 20:37:13 -0500
commitd0450244a4920187eebf844a1610744059b59ee6 (patch)
tree03166de101e524f036eaff3ac46bd6cd0bbb8953
parent87d11e645e31d66be751211946e8d1e3eb624066 (diff)
NTB: switchtec_ntb: Update switchtec documentation with notes for NTB
The switchtec_ntb driver has a couple requirements on the switchec's hardware configuration so we add these notes to the documentation. Signed-off-by: Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> Reviewed-by: Stephen Bates <sbates@raithlin.com> Reviewed-by: Kurt Schwemmer <kurt.schwemmer@microsemi.com> Acked-by: Allen Hubbe <Allen.Hubbe@dell.com> Signed-off-by: Jon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us>
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@@ -78,3 +78,15 @@ The following IOCTLs are also supported by the device:
78 between PCI Function Framework number (used by the event system) 78 between PCI Function Framework number (used by the event system)
79 and Switchtec Logic Port ID and Partition number (which is more 79 and Switchtec Logic Port ID and Partition number (which is more
80 user friendly). 80 user friendly).
81
82
83Non-Transparent Bridge (NTB) Driver
84===================================
85
86An NTB driver is provided for the switchtec hardware in switchtec_ntb.
87Currently, it only supports switches configured with exactly 2
88partitions. It also requires the following configuration settings:
89
90* Both partitions must be able to access each other's GAS spaces.
91 Thus, the bits in the GAS Access Vector under Management Settings
92 must be set to support this.