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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 09:51:14 -0700 From: William D Waddington <william.waddington@...zmo.com> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: [RFCLUE4] scatterlist changes Hi, I have just tripped over the scatterlist changes in my out-of-tree drivers. I'll deal with it. When the API stabilizes... It does bring to mind a simple question: why limit the scatterlist to a single page, or require a multiple-page list to be dealt with as individual pages? Is this just to avoid vmalloc use? I don't see anything that requires a scatterlist to be in physically contiguous memory (at a quick glance anyway) other than perhaps a preference for the initial allocation mechanism. (My actual IOPB list for the DMA hardware is a different matter entirely, but I don't _think_ I'm confusing the two). Thanks, Bill -- -------------------------------------------- William D Waddington Bainbridge Island, WA, USA william.waddington@...zmo.com -------------------------------------------- "Even bugs...are unexpected signposts on the long road of creativity..." - Ken Burtch -- 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/
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