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-config LIBNVDIMM
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+menuconfig LIBNVDIMM
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tristate "NVDIMM (Non-Volatile Memory Device) Support"
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depends on PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
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depends on BLK_DEV
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@@ -13,3 +13,24 @@ config LIBNVDIMM
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CONFIG_DAX). A BLK namespace refers to an NVDIMM control
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region which exposes an mmio register set for windowed
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access mode to non-volatile memory.
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+
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+if LIBNVDIMM
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+
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+config BLK_DEV_PMEM
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+ tristate "PMEM: Persistent memory block device support"
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+ default LIBNVDIMM
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+ depends on HAS_IOMEM
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+ help
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+ Memory ranges for PMEM are described by either an NFIT
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+ (NVDIMM Firmware Interface Table, see CONFIG_NFIT_ACPI), a
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+ non-standard OEM-specific E820 memory type (type-12, see
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+ CONFIG_X86_PMEM_LEGACY), or it is manually specified by the
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+ 'memmap=nn[KMG]!ss[KMG]' kernel command line (see
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+ Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt). This driver converts
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+ these persistent memory ranges into block devices that are
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+ capable of DAX (direct-access) file system mappings. See
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+ Documentation/nvdimm/nvdimm.txt for more details.
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+
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+ Say Y if you want to use an NVDIMM
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+
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+endif
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