linux-kernel - Re: [v2] bcma: use of_dma_configure() to set initial dma mask

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Date:   Tue, 06 Sep 2016 10:48:16 +0300
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>,
        Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [v2] bcma: use of_dma_configure() to set initial dma mask

Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> writes:

> On Saturday, September 3, 2016 2:08:19 PM CEST Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
>> > While fixing another bug, I noticed that bcma manually sets up
>> > a dma_mask pointer for its child devices. We have a generic
>> > helper for that now, which should be able to cope better with
>> > any variations that might be needed to deal with cache coherency,
>> > unusual DMA address offsets, iommus, or limited DMA masks, none
>> > of which are currently handled here.
>> > 
>> > This changes the core to use the of_dma_configure(), like
>> > we do for platform devices that are probed directly from
>> > DT.
>> > 
>> > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
>> 
>> Nobody tested this, so I'll drop the patch.
>
> Should I resend it? I think it's still required.

Sorry, I misunderstood your comments then. No need to resend, I readded
this to my queue:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8608751/

-- 
Kalle Valo