This way firewire-ohci can be used for remote debugging like ohci1394.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
---
Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt | 13 ++++++++-----
drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c | 9 +++++++++
lib/Kconfig.debug | 10 ++++++++++
3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
Index: linux/Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
+++ linux/Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
@@ -41,11 +41,14 @@ to a working state and enables physical
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.
-
-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.
+DMA by default, which is more secure but not suitable for remote debugging.
+Compile the driver with CONFIG_FIREWIRE_OHCI_REMOTE_DMA to get unfiltered
+physical DMA.
+
+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
Index: linux/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c
+++ linux/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c
@@ -1091,6 +1091,11 @@ static void bus_reset_tasklet(unsigned l
reg_write(ohci, OHCI1394_ConfigROMhdr, ohci->next_hea...