Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:36:42 -0700 | From | "Leonardo Chiquitto" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ia64: fix SBA IOMMU to handle allocation failure properly |
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>>> On 10/18/2009 at 03:07 AM, in message <20091018140631K.fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>, FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> wrote: > This is an updated patch of the patch that I've posted one year > ago. Shehjar reported the problem and confirmed that the patch fixes > it: > > http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0811.0/01562.html > > Leonardo told me that he hit the same problem and confirmed that the > patch fixes it. > > = > From: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> > Subject: [PATCH] ia64: fix SBA IOMMU to handle allocation failure properly > > It's possible that SBA IOMMU might fail to find I/O space under heavy > I/Os. SBA IOMMU panics on allocation failure but it shouldn't; drivers > can handle the failure. The majority of other IOMMU drivers don't > panic on allocation failure. > > This patch fixes SBA IOMMU path to handle allocation failure properly.
Hello,
Please, any chance to have this patch committed to 2.6.33?
Thanks, Leonardo
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