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@@ -709,9 +709,13 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev)
read & write, mapping, and domain ownership transfers.
</para>
<para>
- On a fundamental level, GEM involves several operations: memory
- allocation and freeing, command execution, and aperture management
- at command execution time. Buffer object allocation is relatively
+ On a fundamental level, GEM involves several operations:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>Memory allocation and freeing</listitem>
+ <listitem>Command execution</listitem>
+ <listitem>Aperture management at command execution time</listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ Buffer object allocation is relatively
straightforward and largely provided by Linux's shmem layer, which
provides memory to back each object. When mapped into the GTT
or used in a command buffer, the backing pages for an object are