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SubjectRe: [PATCH] libata-sff: Don't call bmdma_stop on non DMA capable controllers
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On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 16:22 +0000, Russell King wrote:
> The zero DMA address is absolutely and totally valid. It might not
> correspond with physical address zero on platforms.
>
> Also, DMA address zero is not the same as NULL.

This isn't actually "DMA address" in that context -- it's the I/O port
number at which the controller's BM-DMA control registers reside. But
still it can be zero.

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dwmw2

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