Messages in this thread | | | From | Rolf Eike Beer <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.6.24-rc1] fix sg_phys to use dma_addr_t | Date | Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:51:24 +0200 |
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Am Donnerstag, 25. Oktober 2007 schrieb Arjan van de Ven: > > Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com> > > --- > > Whether this is a complete patch, suitable for all architectures, > > I'm not sure: it builds, boots and runs correctly on the x86_32 box > > in question, but you'll be a lot wiser than me about using dma_addr_t > > for everyone. (Seems a bit of a shame to include <asm/types.h> here, > > when I think all arches already get to include it one way or another, > > typically via asm/scatterlist.h; but I guess it's safest to repeat > > it.) > > there is a problem with this... sg_phys doesn't return an actual *dma* > address.... at least not an address you can give to the device. > Using dma_addr_t is thus a bit misleading.....
Ok, then: how do I actually get such an address?
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