Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:21:29 +0100 | From | Christoph Hellwig <> | Subject | Re: [Linux-ia64] Proper fix for sym53c8xx_2 driver and dma64_addr_t |
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On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 01:44:06PM -0800, David Mosberger wrote: > Christoph> IA64 needs to define dma64_addr_t. > > Not before the driver writers understand when to use it.
Architecture maintainers are not supposed to decide whether driver writers understand APIs. The dma64_addr_t type is part of the PCI DMA interface and IA64 needs to defines it.
Linus, could you please accept the below patch to define dma64_addr_t on IA64?
Christoph
-- Of course it doesn't work. We've performed a software upgrade.
Index: include/asm-ia64/types.h =================================================================== RCS file: /vger/linux/include/asm-ia64/types.h,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -u -r1.3 types.h --- include/asm-ia64/types.h 22 Apr 2000 00:45:18 -0000 1.3 +++ include/asm-ia64/types.h 6 Feb 2002 08:24:24 -0000 @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ /* DMA addresses are 64-bits wide, in general. */ typedef u64 dma_addr_t; +typedef u64 dma64_addr_t; # endif /* __KERNEL__ */ #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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