linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dmatest: adjust invalid module parameters for number of source buffers

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Message-ID: <1351490048.7077.35.camel@vkoul-udesk3>
Date:	Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:24:08 +0530
From:	Vinod Koul <vkoul@...radead.org>
To:	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
Cc:	vinod.koul@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Dan Williams <djbw@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dmatest: adjust invalid module parameters for number
 of source buffers

On Sun, 2012-10-28 at 00:49 +0900, Akinobu Mita wrote:
> DMA Engine test module has module parameters to set the number of source
> buffers for xor and pq operations.  We can set these values larger than the
> maximum number of sources that the device can support.  These values are
> not adjusted and the unsupported number of source buffers are passed to the
> device.  But most drivers don't check it, so unexpected results will happen.
> 
> This makes an appropriate adjustment for these module parameters before use. 
Applied thanks

-- 
Vinod Koul
Intel Corp.

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