Re: [Intel IOMMU][patch 1/8] ACPI support for Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O

[Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>]

> +config DMAR
> +	bool "Support for DMA Remapping Devices (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> +	depends on PCI_MSI && ACPI && EXPERIMENTAL
> +	help
> +	  Support DMA Remapping Devices. The devices are reported via
> +	  ACPI tables and includes pci device scope under each DMA
> +	  remapping device.

The description needs to explain what a dma remapping device is.


And some high level comment here what this file does.

> +
> +LIST_HEAD(dmar_drhd_units);
> +LIST_HEAD(dmar_rmrr_units);

Comment describing what lock protects those lists?
In fact there seems to be no locking. What about hotplug?

>
> +
> +	dmar = (struct acpi_table_dmar *)table;
> +	if (!dmar) {
> +		printk (KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Unable to map DMAR\n");
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +	}

Shouldn't that be wherever the table is mapped. Or is it not needed?

-Andi
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