linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0 of 9] swiotlb: use phys_addr

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Message-ID: <20081228115621.GA11954@elte.hu>
Date:	Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:56:21 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
Cc:	jeremy@...p.org, tony.luck@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com, x86@...nel.org,
	ian.campbell@...rix.com, beckyb@...nel.crashing.org,
	joerg.roedel@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0 of 9] swiotlb: use phys_addr_t for pages


* FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp> wrote:

> You brought up a different topic, DMA bouncing implementations 
> unification. DMA bouncing implementations unification is a very nice 
> cleanup. But it's not related with Becky's patch to break IA64 build at 
> all.

All i'm saying is that obviously neither Jeremy's nor Becky's patches were 
created in a vacuum, and had it not been for the need and desire to extend 
swiotlb we'd not have seen Becky's 9/9 cleanup patch either.

	Ingo
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