linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH?][arch/parisc/kernel/pci-dma.c] pcxl_dma_ops.alloc

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:08:51 -0500 (EST)
From:	"John David Anglin" <dave@...uly1.hia.nrc.ca>
To:	12o3l@...cali.nl (Roel Kluin)
Cc:	James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com, kyle@...isc-linux.org,
	matthew@....cx, grundler@...isc-linux.org,
	linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH?][arch/parisc/kernel/pci-dma.c]      pcxl_dma_ops.alloc_noncoherent

> James Bottomley wrote:
> > On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 17:23 +0100, Roel Kluin wrote:
> >> duplicate pa11_dma_alloc_consistent; more appropriate appears
> >> pa11_dma_alloc_noncoherent here. 
> >>
> >> Not tested, please confirm that this fix is correct
> > 
> > No, it looks completely incorrect to me.  What makes you think a pcxl
> > box has a problem with coherency?
> 
> Ok, please ignore the patch then. It just appeared suspicious to me
> that the function did exist, but the names assigned were different.

How about a comment?

Dave
-- 
J. David Anglin                                  dave.anglin@...-cnrc.gc.ca
National Research Council of Canada              (613) 990-0752 (FAX: 952-6602)
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/