Re: [PATCH 4/4] x86, gart: Make sure GART does not map physmem above1TB

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Wed Apr 20 2011 - 13:38:55 EST


On 04/19/2011 07:29 AM, Roedel, Joerg wrote:
>>
>> Arguably we call this the k8_nb in other places, so my suggestion would
>> be k8_gart.c
>
> The k8_nb was renamed to amd_nb recently. The NB is implemented in all
> 64 bit AMD processors and there are more today then K8. The k8_nb was
> historically chosen and misleading today.
>

OK, fair enough. However, unless it is actually used in 32-bit mode
calling it amd_gart_64.c is probably better than amd64_gart.c since an
"amd64" processor can also be run in 32-bit mode.

-hpa
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