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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86_64/Kconfig')
-rw-r--r-- | arch/x86_64/Kconfig | 16 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig index 31bab721cb71..6420baeb8c1f 100644 --- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig | |||
@@ -364,13 +364,15 @@ config GART_IOMMU | |||
364 | select SWIOTLB | 364 | select SWIOTLB |
365 | depends on PCI | 365 | depends on PCI |
366 | help | 366 | help |
367 | Support the IOMMU. Needed to run systems with more than 3GB of memory | 367 | Support for hardware IOMMU in AMD's Opteron/Athlon64 Processors |
368 | properly with 32-bit PCI devices that do not support DAC (Double Address | 368 | and for the bounce buffering software IOMMU. |
369 | Cycle). The IOMMU can be turned off at runtime with the iommu=off parameter. | 369 | Needed to run systems with more than 3GB of memory properly with |
370 | Normally the kernel will take the right choice by itself. | 370 | 32-bit PCI devices that do not support DAC (Double Address Cycle). |
371 | This option includes a driver for the AMD Opteron/Athlon64 northbridge IOMMU | 371 | The IOMMU can be turned off at runtime with the iommu=off parameter. |
372 | and a software emulation used on other systems. | 372 | Normally the kernel will take the right choice by itself. |
373 | If unsure, say Y. | 373 | This option includes a driver for the AMD Opteron/Athlon64 IOMMU |
374 | northbridge and a software emulation used on other systems without | ||
375 | hardware IOMMU. If unsure, say Y. | ||
374 | 376 | ||
375 | # need this always enabled with GART_IOMMU for the VIA workaround | 377 | # need this always enabled with GART_IOMMU for the VIA workaround |
376 | config SWIOTLB | 378 | config SWIOTLB |