Re: [PATCH] pci: Add a acs_disable option for pci kernel parameter

2017-10-29 Thread Stephen Bates
>> This patch adds a new boot option to the pci kernel parameter called >> "acs_disable" that will disable ACS. This is useful for PCI peer to >> peer communication but can cause problems when IOVA isolation is >> required and an IOMMU is enabled. Use with care. > Eww. Thanks for the feedback Chr

Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add poll_considered statistic

2016-09-25 Thread Stephen Bates
Hi All Apologies. That was the wrong patch. Please ignore. Cheers Stephen > On Sep 25, 2016, at 6:41 PM, Stephen Bates wrote: > > In order to help determine the effectiveness of polling in a running > system it is usful to determine the ratio of how often the poll > function i

[PATCH 1/2] Add poll_considered statistic

2016-09-25 Thread Stephen Bates
-by: Stephen Bates --- block/blk-core.c | 8 ++-- block/blk-mq-sysfs.c | 4 +++- include/linux/blk-mq.h | 1 + 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c index 34ff808..14d7c07 100644 --- a/block/blk-core.c +++ b/block/blk-core.c

[PATCH] dax : Fix documentation with respect to struct pages

2016-09-25 Thread Stephen Bates
The documentation for dax is not up to date with respect to the struct page support available in some of the device drivers that utilize it. Signed-off-by: Stephen Bates --- Documentation/filesystems/dax.txt | 15 +-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a