Re: [PATCH 2.6.24-rc1] fix sg_phys to use dma_addr_t

From: Rolf Eike Beer
Date: Thu Oct 25 2007 - 04:51:55 EST


Am Donnerstag, 25. Oktober 2007 schrieb Arjan van de Ven:
> > Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hugh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > 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?

Eike

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