Re: [PATCH 2/5] dma-mapping: move the dma_coherent flag to struct device

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Tue Sep 11 2018 - 02:42:17 EST


On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 06:13:50PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > +#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_DEVICE) || \
> > + defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_CPU) || \
> > + defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_CPU_ALL)
> > + bool dma_coherent:1;
> > +#endif
>
> It's just one bit, why not always have it enabled here? If the arch
> uses it or doesn't, no big deal.
>
> Or are you using this to "catch" arches that mess something up?

Yes, that is the intent - I don't want architectures to accidentally
set it while not selecting the non-coherent infrastructure, as it
won't have an effect.