linux-kernel - Re: dmaengine: fix dma_unmap (was: Re: [PATCH 06/13] DMAENGINE: driver for the ARM PL080/PL081 PrimeCells)

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Message-ID: <AANLkTi=84fdEcS9EkgK-5CK0f43ZVJRHu0F6eKQpWTO6@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 4 Jan 2011 23:34:31 +0100
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.ml.walleij@...il.com>
To:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...com>,
	Kukjin Kim <kgene.kim@...sung.com>,
	Peter Pearse <peter.pearse@....com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-raid <linux-raid@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ben Dooks <ben-linux@...ff.org>, yuanyabin1978@...a.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Alessandro Rubini <rubini@...pv.it>
Subject: Re: dmaengine: fix dma_unmap (was: Re: [PATCH 06/13] DMAENGINE:
 driver for the ARM PL080/PL081 PrimeCells)

2011/1/3 Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>:

> We could disable the driver if NET_DMA or ASYNC_TX_DMA are selected.
>  That still allows the driver to be exercised with dmatest.  Although
> I notice the driver is already marked experimental, do we need
> something stronger for 37-final?

Your pick, IMHO. To use it out-of-the-box with 2.6.37 is not possible
on any system anyway - we have not patched in the required
platform data to any ARM system! Those who do such things surely
know what they're doing.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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