linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add dma_set_mask

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Message-Id: <200805011911.41388.mb@bu3sch.de>
Date:	Thu, 1 May 2008 19:11:40 +0200
From:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	John Linville <linville@...driver.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, bcm43xx-dev@...ts.berlios.de,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add dma_set_mask_weak() API

On Thursday 01 May 2008 18:20:45 Alan Cox wrote:
> On Thu, 1 May 2008 16:40:16 +0200
> Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de> wrote:
> 
> > This adds a new DMA subsystem API call for "weak" setting
> > of the DMA mask
> 
> weak is an odd term - and we use weak for things like weak symbols so it
> might be confusing. dma_request_mask() ?

Yeah, as a non-native english speaker I couldn't come up with a good
name for it. But request seems pretty good to me.


-- 
Greetings Michael.
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