Re: [PATCH] docs: dmaengine: add explanation for phys field in dma_async_tx_descriptor structure

From: Bagas Sanjaya
Date: Tue Nov 25 2025 - 22:28:16 EST


On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 12:19:37PM +0530, Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri wrote:
> diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst
> index 1594598b3..f4ed98f70 100644
> --- a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst
> @@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ supported.
> - This structure can be initialized using the function
> ``dma_async_tx_descriptor_init``.
>
> - - You'll also need to set two fields in this structure:
> + - You'll also need to set following fields in this structure:
>
> - flags:
> TODO: Can it be modified by the driver itself, or
> @@ -421,6 +421,9 @@ supported.
> that is supposed to push the current transaction descriptor to a
> pending queue, waiting for issue_pending to be called.
>
> + - phys: Physical address of the descriptor which is used later by
> + the dma engine to read the descriptor and initiate transfer.
> +
> - In this structure the function pointer callback_result can be
> initialized in order for the submitter to be notified that a
> transaction has completed. In the earlier code the function pointer

The wording LGTM, thanks!

Reviewed-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@xxxxxxxxx>

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