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[$] A more dynamic software I/O TLB
Thursday August 24, 2023. 05:32 PM , from LWN.net
The kernel's software I/O translation lookaside buffer ('swiotlb') is an
obscure corner of the DMA-support layer. The swiotlb was initially introduced to enable DMA for devices with special challenges, and one might have expected it to fade away as newer peripherals came along. Instead, though, the swiotlb has turned out to be useful in places outside of its original use cases. This patch set from Petr Tesarik now aims to update the swiotlb with an eye toward its continuing use indefinitely into the future.
https://lwn.net/Articles/940973/
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