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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] dma-debug: Allow archs to override check_for_illegal_area
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    From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
    Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:54:40 +0200

    >
    > * Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@amd.com> wrote:
    >
    >> For some architectures (like sparc32) the default
    >> check_for_illegal_area function does not work reliable. This patch
    >> makes this function a weak symbol allowing architectures to
    >> override it if necessary.
    >>
    >> Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@amd.com>
    >> ---
    >> lib/dma-debug.c | 9 ++++++---
    >> 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
    >
    > Dave, you indicated that sparc32 would address this problem
    > differently. Do we still need this patch (for .31 for example)?

    Don't worry about this purely for sparc32's sake.

    We can revisit this patch if I can't sort out the sparc32 issue
    locally.

    Thanks.


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