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From: "Randy McAnally" <rsm@fast-serv.com>
Subject: Re: Massive problems with 'PCI-DMA: Out of SW-IOMMU
	(solved)
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:00:38 -0500
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> I thought about writing to the mailing-list this days, too. Maybe there 
has 
> been some fix in 3.2.0 or 3.1.3? 
> Keir, do you have any news on this annoying issue? 

Actually after two days of banging on this issue I have reached two 
resolutions.  

1. Flashing to latest firmware (3.08.00.016) seems to have solved it.

2. If you cannot flash firmware, you can use 2.6.16.38 kernel from Xen 
3.0.4.  I tried this kernel with Xen 3.1.3-rc2 and it works.

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Randy McAnally
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