Re: [PATCH net] macsonic: Set platform device coherent_dma_mask

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Finn,

On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 6:24 AM, Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Set the device's coherent_dma_mask to avoid a WARNING splat.
> Please see commit 205e1b7f51e4 ("dma-mapping: warn when there is
> no coherent_dma_mask").
>
> Cc: linux-m68k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/macsonic.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/macsonic.c
> @@ -523,6 +523,10 @@ static int mac_sonic_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>         struct sonic_local *lp;
>         int err;
>
> +       err = dma_coerce_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
> +       if (err)
> +               return err;
> +
>         dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct sonic_local));
>         if (!dev)
>                 return -ENOMEM;

Shouldn't this be handled in the platform code that instantiates the device,
i.e. in arch/m68k/mac/config.c:mac_platform_init()?

Cfr. commit f61e64310b75733d ("m68k: set dma and coherent masks for platform
FEC ethernets").

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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