If I were to guess, I think this is plumbing related to the new (?) capability 
of PCIe-attached NVMe storage.

Also, what's "CP support of Linux on Z"?

- KB

------- Original Message -------
On Monday, April 17th, 2023 at 12:17 AM, Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> wrote:


> IBM has been using PCI and PCIe internally for some time.
> 
> Memory-mapped I/O is a process whereby an address generated by the CPU os 
> translated to an address in an I/O device connected to the CPU, in this case 
> an I/O device on a PCIe bus.
> 
> Does anybody use that feature other than Linux on Z and CP support of Linux 
> on Z?
> 
> 
> --
> Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
> http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on behalf of 
> Farley, Peter [[email protected]]
> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2023 11:42 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: What is "Mapped-I/O-addressing facility" in z16?
> 
> A question out of pure curiosity: In the z16 version of PoOP (SA22-7832-13) 
> there is mention in the "Summary of Changes in Fourteenth Edition" section of 
> this enhancement:
> 
> Mapped-I/O-addressing facility [PCI ONLY]
> 
> I can find no other reference to such a facility anywhere in that document.
> 
> Does anyone know what that item refers to?
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> 
> This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the 
> addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If 
> the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized 
> representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any 
> dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have 
> received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail 
> and delete the message and any attachments from your system.
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

----------------------------------------------------------------------
For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Reply via email to