| From | Michael Ellerman <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 16/67] powerpc: rename dma_direct_ to dma_nommu_ | Date | Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:45:30 +1100 |
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Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> writes:
> We want to use the dma_direct_ namespace for a generic implementation, > so rename powerpc to the second best choice: dma_nommu_.
I'm not a fan of "nommu". Some of the users of direct ops *are* using an IOMMU, they're just setting up a 1:1 mapping once at init time, rather than mapping dynamically.
Though I don't have a good idea for a better name, maybe "1to1", "linear", "premapped" ?
cheers
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