Re: [PATCH v7 19/22] dma-direct: rename ret to cpu_addr in alloc helpers

[Jason Gunthorpe]

On Wed, Jul 01, 2026 at 11:19:23AM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm) wrote:
> ret in dma_direct_alloc() and dma_direct_alloc_pages() holds the returned
> CPU mapping, not a generic return value. Rename it to cpu_addr and update
> the remaining uses to match.
> 
> This makes the allocation paths easier to follow and keeps the local naming
> consistent with what the variable actually represents.
> 
> Tested-by: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@xxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm) <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  kernel/dma/direct.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>

Jason