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From:
"Theo de Raadt" <deraadt@openbsd.org>
Subject:
Re: 64-bit DMA
To:
Mark Kettenis <mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl>
Cc:
Vitaliy Makkoveev <mvs@openbsd.org>, tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:08:20 -0700

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  • Vitaliy Makkoveev:

    64-bit DMA

    • Mark Kettenis:

      64-bit DMA

      • Theo de Raadt:

        64-bit DMA

> That was the heuristic I was leaning towards.  The PCIe variants
> should all work fine with 64-bit addresses.  And most machines with
> old PCI variants will heve less than 4GB of physical memory.

I agree, that seems very plausible and may also be the strategy to do in
other drivers.