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Re: Mystery packet killing tg3

To: Peter Buckingham <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Mystery packet killing tg3
From: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxx>
Date: 5 May 2005 13:43:27 +0200
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 13:43:27 +0200
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> >IOMMU code on x86-64 should be never active unless Stephen
> >used IOMMU_DEBUG or iommu=force.  THat is because the tg3
> >is a 64bit capable device and should always use bypass.
> 
> how is this detected? we have a board that is using a 32bit e1000 and we 
> have to use iommu=force otherwise it doesn't do the right thing with > 
> 4GB of RAM.

"32bit e1000"? How did you get such a beast? AFAIK all e1000s are 64bit
address capable. Please supply a full boot log without iommu=force 
and describe what happens exactly.



-Andi

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