netdev - Re: [PATCH] forcedeth: fix dma api mismatches

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Date:	Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:02:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	AAbdulla@...dia.com
Cc:	eric.dumazet@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] forcedeth: fix dma api mismatches

From: Ayaz Abdulla <AAbdulla@...dia.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:33:43 -0700

> Doing a quick indentifier search on 2.6.17 shows that
> pci_unmap_page() just calls pci_unmap_single().

You should check more recent kernels.

> I think this will just add extra clutter. We can just add a comment
> in the code instead that they perform the same thing.

It causes log messages with the DMA API debugging layer that checks
whether you match up the calls correctly.

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