mtd/ps3vram: Add ps3vram driver for accessing video RAM as MTD
authorJim Paris <jim@jtan.com>
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:32:10 +0000 (11:32 +0000)
committerBenjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Thu, 8 Jan 2009 05:25:14 +0000 (16:25 +1100)
commitcffb4add03b1fc83026b06dc3664279cfbf70155
treef9b2b351a3a330768b81919897f3be193fd9e88d
parentd2b4397bf87cf6547ca9fa75b6b84eada96c0848
mtd/ps3vram: Add ps3vram driver for accessing video RAM as MTD

Add ps3vram driver, which exposes unused video RAM on the PS3 as a MTD
device suitable for storage or swap.  Fast data transfer is achieved
using a local cache in system RAM and DMA transfers via the GPU.

Signed-off-by: Vivien Chappelier <vivien.chappelier@free.fr>
Signed-off-by: Jim Paris <jim@jtan.com>
Acked-by: Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@am.sony.com>
Acked-by: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
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arch/powerpc/include/asm/ps3.h
arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c
drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
drivers/mtd/devices/Makefile
drivers/mtd/devices/ps3vram.c [new file with mode: 0644]