Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] RFC: kills consistent_dma_mask | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 25 Aug 2003 04:47:47 -0400 |
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>>>>> "Krzysztof" == Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl> writes:
Krzysztof> There is one big problem with current API: the DMA (struct Krzysztof> driver) API does not have consistent_dma_mask. If the PCI Krzysztof> API is implemented on top of DMA API, it can't be correct Krzysztof> (and, obviously, DMA API on top of PCI API can't be correct Krzysztof> either). So, if we insist on keeping consistent_dma_mask in Krzysztof> pci_dev structure, we need to add it to DMA API as Krzysztof> well. There is no trivial change which can fix this Krzysztof> problem.
So why are we dancing around the thing like this, the problem is sooo bloody simple. Add consistent_dma_mask to the DMA API as well. I already spoke to James briefly about this earlier and he didn't sound like had anything against us adding this feature there.
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