Re: [4/7] Xen VMM patch set : /dev/mem io_remap_page_range forCONFIG_XEN

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 12:09 +0000, Ian Pratt wrote:
> > On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 08:56 +0000, Ian Pratt wrote:
> > 
> > > In the Xen case, we actually need to use io_remap_page_range for
> > > all /dev/mem accesses, so as to be able to map the BIOS area, DMI
> > > tables etc.
> > 
> > look at the /dev/mem patches in the -mm tree... there might be
> > infrastructure there that is useful to you
> 
> Thanks for the pointer. Having looked through, it's orthogonal
> and can't help us, though doesn't conflict with our patch either
> (fuzz 2).

well.. it makes all non-ram unaccessible... so what's left is only the
stuff Xen wants to make accessible anyway :)


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