linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] Documentation DMA-API-HOWTO.txt Add dma mapping error check usage examples

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Message-ID: <20121024150911.GC2764@amd.com>
Date:	Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:09:11 +0200
From:	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
To:	Shuah Khan <shuah.khan@...com>
CC:	<mtk.manpages@...il.com>, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	<konrad.wilk@...cle.com>, <rob@...dley.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	<devel@...uxdriverproject.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, <shuahkhan@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Documentation DMA-API-HOWTO.txt Add dma mapping error
 check usage examples

On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 02:00:58PM -0600, Shuah Khan wrote:
> Enhance the document to discuss the importance of dma mapping error checks
> after dma_map_single() and dma_map_page() calls. Also added usage examples
> that include unmap examples in error paths when dma mapping error is returned.
> Includes correct and incorrect usages to high light some common mistakes in
> error paths especially when dma mapping fails when more than one dma mapping
> call is made.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuah.khan@...com>

Applied, thanks.

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