From 32a9a682bef2f6fce7026bd94d1ce20028b0e52d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yuji Shimada Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:13:39 +0900 Subject: PCI: allow assignment of memory resources with a specified alignment This patch allows memory resources to be assigned with a specified alignment at boot-time or run-time. The patch is useful when we use PCI pass-through, because page-aligned memory resources are required to securely share PCI resources with guest drivers. If you want to assign the resource at boot time, please set "pci=resource_alignment=" boot parameter. This is format of "pci=resource_alignment=" boot parameter: [@][:]:.[; ...] Specifies alignment and device to reassign aligned memory resources. If is not specified, PAGE_SIZE is used as alignment. PCI-PCI bridge can be specified, if resource windows need to be expanded. This is example: pci=resource_alignment=20@07:00.0;18@0f:00.0;00:1d.7 If you want to assign the resource at run-time, please set "/sys/bus/pci/resource_alignment" file, and hot-remove the device and hot-add the device. For this purpose, fakephp or PCI hotplug interfaces can be used. The format of "/sys/bus/pci/resource_alignment" file is the same with boot parameter. You can use "," instead of ";". For example: # cd /sys/bus/pci # echo -n 20@12:00.0 > resource_alignment # echo 1 > devices/0000:12:00.0/remove # echo 1 > rescan Reviewed-by: Alex Chiang Reviewed-by: Yu Zhao Signed-off-by: Yuji Shimada Signed-off-by: Jesse Barnes --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index c7c441e7930e..1754fedc531c 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1760,6 +1760,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file cbmemsize=nn[KMG] The fixed amount of bus space which is reserved for the CardBus bridge's memory window. The default value is 64 megabytes. + resource_alignment= + Format: + [@][:]:.[; ...] + Specifies alignment and device to reassign + aligned memory resources. + If is not specified, + PAGE_SIZE is used as alignment. + PCI-PCI bridge can be specified, if resource + windows need to be expanded. pcie_aspm= [PCIE] Forcibly enable or disable PCIe Active State Power Management. -- cgit v1.2.1