miles@lsi.nec.co.jp said:
> My thinking was that a driver might want to do things like --
> if (dma_addr_is_consistent (some_funky_addr)) {
> do it quickly;
> } else
> do_it_the_slow_way (some_funky_addr);
> in other words, something besides just calling the sync functions, in
> the case where the memory was consistent.
Actually, I did code an api for that case, it's the dma_get_conformance() one
which tells you the consistency type of memory that you actually got, so if
you really need to tell the difference, you can.
James
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