linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] mmc: at91

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Date:	Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:56:01 +0200
From:	Wolfgang Mües <wolfgang.mues@...rswald.de>
To:	Ryan Mallon <ryan@...ewatersys.com>
CC:	Chris Ball <cjb@...top.org>,
	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>,
	<linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<avictor.za@...il.com>, <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] mmc: at91_mci: fix pointer errors

Hi,

Am 29.08.2010 23:39, schrieb Ryan Mallon:
> I see this is already applied, but why all the type trickery here? Why
> not just:
>
> 	memcpy(dmabuf, sgbuffer, amount);
> 	dmabuf += amount / sizeof(dmabuf);

Because this is wrong?

Maybe you mean sizeof(*dmabuf)?

The exact style of the bug fix is not important, it's important that 
it's fixed.

best regards

i. A. Wolfgang Muees

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