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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/10] DMA-API debugging facility
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:26:00 +0100
Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@amd.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> this patchset introduces code to debug drivers usage of the DMA-API.
> Tests with hardware IOMMUs have shown several bugs in drivers regarding
> the usage of that API.
> Problems were found especially in network card drivers.

Especially? Have you met dma similar bugs with storage (scsi, etc)
drivers?


> This way driver developers get an idea where the problem is in their
> code.
>
> Please review and send any objections or, if there are none, consider
> for inclusion ;)

This should be architecture independent code. Except for that, it
looks very useful.

Thanks,


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