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RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [VTD] Separate VT-d page table from P2M table

To: "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [VTD] Separate VT-d page table from P2M table
From: "Han, Weidong" <weidong.han@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:34:11 +0800
Cc: "Xu, Anthony" <anthony.xu@xxxxxxxxx>, "Kay, Allen M" <allen.m.kay@xxxxxxxxx>
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Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [VTD] Separate VT-d page table from P2M table
Separate VT-d page table is by default. Shared VT-d page table may be
easy and good in some cases. So we let them co-exist now. If shared VT-d
page table is not necessary and useless, we can remove it easily in
future.

Randy (weidong)

Keir Fraser wrote:
> On 22/4/08 09:36, "Han, Weidong" <weidong.han@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Currently VT-d page table shares with P2M table, this patch supports
>> separate VT-d page table. 1) add an option (vtd_share) to control
>> whether VT-d page table shares with P2M table or not.
> 
> Why? Is this just another option that noone will understand.
> 
>  -- Keir


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