linux-kernel - Re: Adding kmap_atomic_prot_pfn (was: [git pull] drm patches for 2.6.27-rc1)

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Message-Id: <1224863120.22877.100.camel@koto.keithp.com>
Date:	Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:45:20 -0700
From:	Keith Packard <keithp@...thp.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	keithp@...thp.com, nickpiggin@...oo.com.au, airlied@...ux.ie,
	benh@...nel.crashing.org, Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org, dri-devel@...ts.sf.net,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, yinghai@...nel.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: Adding kmap_atomic_prot_pfn  (was: [git pull] drm patches for
	2.6.27-rc1)

On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 07:53 -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> Actually, on 32-bit, the 'prot' should be there, as should the starting 
> physical page. Otherwise the two interfaces would be very odd, and you'd 
> have to repeat those arguments in all callers (ie both in "prepare" and 
> in the actual "access").

I suppose. What I did instead was create _wc versions of both the
prepare and access functions to eliminate the need for additional data.
Either way is fine with me; I took the route which didn't require an
additional allocation.

-- 
keith.packard@...el.com

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