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From: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@arm.com>
Subject: Re: its_alloc_tables() - with all BASER marked none
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 08:50:34 +0100
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On 15/10/15 02:30, Mario Smarduch wrote:
> If its_init()/its_probe()/its_alloc_tables() finds all GITS_BASER type none, it
> continues with ITS initialization.
> 
> Is there a reason to continue?

Of course. There is nothing that *mandates* the ITS to request memory
from the operating system. The HW could perfectly come with its own
memory and not need anything at all.

> Started to look through this code recently - little confused here.

Only the beginning! ;-)

	M.
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