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From:
Vitaliy Makkoveev <mvs@openbsd.org>
Subject:
Re: iwx 64-bit dma
To:
Theo de Raadt <deraadt@openbsd.org>
Cc:
Brad Smith <brad@comstyle.com>, tech@openbsd.org, stsp@openbsd.org
Date:
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:54:16 +0000

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On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 06:51:49PM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote:
> Vitaliy Makkoveev <mvs@openbsd.org> wrote:
> 
> > The IFXF_MBUF_64BIT flag affects only amd64. All other architectures
> > still uses memory below 4G. See revision 1.61 of
> > sys/arch/amd64/amd64/autoconf.c line 129.
> 
> I don't see how that matters, that's part of the mechanism for
> providing memory to drivers.
> 
> The diff in question which adds BUS_DMA_64BIT is a declaration to
> the higher-level code that _all_ chipsets supported by this driver can
> work with 64 bit-addressable memory if the higher levels provide it.
> 
> If one chipset can't do it, the experience will be terrible.
> 
> 
> 

Well, this means the revision 1.198 of sys/dev/pci/if_iwx.c is wrong and
should be reverted.