linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] DMA-API: Clarify physical/bus address distinction

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Message-ID: <CAErSpo5sZLy66suDg5azdAHxxNE=qCVAXQ9OVS-A8u1CpAq1Ew@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 1 May 2014 09:57:11 -0600
From:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <JBottomley@...allels.com>,
	"linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] DMA-API: Clarify physical/bus address distinction

On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
> On 04/30/2014 12:42 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
>>
>> The DMA-API documentation sometimes refers to "physical addresses" when it
>> really means "bus addresses."  Historically these were often the same, but
>> they may be different if the bridge leading to the bus performs address
>> transaction.  Update the documentation to use "bus address" when
>
>
>   translation.

Fixed, thanks!
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