linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 04/11] swiotlb: support NOT_COHERENT

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Date:	Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:17:46 +0100
From:	Albert Herranz <albert_herranz@...oo.es>
To:	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
CC:	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 04/11] swiotlb: support NOT_COHERENT_CACHE PowerPC
 platforms

FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> If we want to make swiotlb generic (make on any architectures), we
> need to handle more cache issues here, I think. So it's better to have
> more generic ways instead of adding hooks to some archs.
> 

Ok. So what would be an acceptable way of handling this in a generic way?
Should we for example have 2 levels of DMA ops in the swiotlb case (swiotlb and "actual") and call the 2nd level ("actual") from the swiotlb code whenever we need to act on non-bounced buffers?
Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Albert

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