Messages in this thread | | | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Date | Tue, 2 Jan 2018 11:22:35 +0100 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 16/67] powerpc: rename dma_direct_ to dma_nommu_ |
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On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> wrote: > 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" ?
"identity"?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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