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Re: [PATCH v3 09/16] switchtec_ntb: initialize hardware for memory windows

From Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH v3 09/16] switchtec_ntb: initialize hardware for memory windows
Date 2017-07-31 22:30 +0200
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On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 02:57:46PM -0600, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
> Add the code to initialize the memory windows in the hardware.
> This includes setting up the requester ID table, and figuring out
> which bar corresponds to which memory window. (Seeing the switch
> can be configured with any number of bars.)

s/bar/BAR/ (twice)

> Also, seeing the device doesn't have hardware for scratchpads or
> determining the link status, we create a shared memory window that has
> these features. A magic number with a version copmonent will be used

s/copmonent/component/

> to determine if the otherside's driver is actually up.

s/otherside/other side/

> The shared memory window also informs the other side of the
> size and count of the local memory windows.

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[PATCH v3 09/16] switchtec_ntb: initialize hardware for memory windows Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-07-25 23:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v3 09/16] switchtec_ntb: initialize hardware for memory  windows Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org> - 2017-07-31 22:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v3 09/16] switchtec_ntb: initialize hardware for memory  windows Jon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us> - 2017-08-01 21:00 +0200

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