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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-04-18 11:24:29 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-04-18 11:24:29 -0700
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Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ieee1394/linux1394-2.6
* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ieee1394/linux1394-2.6: (43 commits) firewire: cleanups firewire: fix synchronization of gap counts firewire: wait until PHY configuration packet was transmitted (fix bus reset loop) firewire: remove unused struct member firewire: use bitwise and to get reg in handle_registers firewire: replace more hex values with defined csr constants firewire: reread config ROM when device reset the bus firewire: replace static ROM cache by allocated cache firewire: fw-ohci: work around generation bug in TI controllers (fix AV/C and more) firewire: fw-ohci: extend logging of bus generations and node ID firewire: fw-ohci: conditionally log busReset interrupts firewire: fw-ohci: don't append to AT context when it's not active firewire: fw-ohci: log regAccessFail events firewire: fw-ohci: make sure HCControl register LPS bit is set firewire: fw-ohci: missing PPC PMac feature calls in failure path firewire: fw-ohci: untangle a mixed unsigned/signed expression firewire: debug interrupt events firewire: fw-ohci: catch self_id_count == 0 firewire: fw-ohci: add self ID error check firewire: fw-ohci: refactor probe, remove, suspend, resume ...
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt16
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diff --git a/Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt b/Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
index c360d4e91b48..59a91e5c6909 100644
--- a/Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
+++ b/Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
@@ -41,15 +41,19 @@ to a working state and enables physical DMA by default for all remote nodes.
This can be turned off by ohci1394's module parameter phys_dma=0.
The alternative firewire-ohci driver in drivers/firewire uses filtered physical
-DMA, hence is not yet suitable for remote debugging.
+DMA by default, which is more secure but not suitable for remote debugging.
+Compile the driver with CONFIG_FIREWIRE_OHCI_REMOTE_DMA (Kernel hacking menu:
+Remote debugging over FireWire with firewire-ohci) to get unfiltered physical
+DMA.
-Because ohci1394 depends on the PCI enumeration to be completed, an
-initialization routine which runs pretty early (long before console_init()
-which makes the printk buffer appear on the console can be called) was written.
+Because ohci1394 and firewire-ohci depend on the PCI enumeration to be
+completed, an initialization routine which runs pretty early has been
+implemented for x86. This routine runs long before console_init() can be
+called, i.e. before the printk buffer appears on the console.
To activate it, enable CONFIG_PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT (Kernel hacking menu:
-Provide code for enabling DMA over FireWire early on boot) and pass the
-parameter "ohci1394_dma=early" to the recompiled kernel on boot.
+Remote debugging over FireWire early on boot) and pass the parameter
+"ohci1394_dma=early" to the recompiled kernel on boot.
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