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SubjectRe: Enabling peer to peer device transactions for PCIe devices


On 23/10/17 10:08 AM, David Laight wrote:
> It is also worth checking that the hardware actually supports p2p transfers.
> Writes are more likely to be supported then reads.
> ISTR that some intel cpus support some p2p writes, but there could easily
> be errata against them.

Ludwig mentioned a PCIe switch. The few switches I'm aware of support
P2P transfers. So if everything is setup correctly, the TLPs shouldn't
even touch the CPU.

But, yes, generally it's a good idea to start with writes and see if
they work first.

Logan

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