linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] IB/qib: use arch_phys_wc

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Date:	Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:54:38 -0400
From:	Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>
To:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...not-panic.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] IB/qib: use arch_phys_wc_add()

On Tue, 2015-04-21 at 14:50 -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:

This:
> +	/* MTRR was used if this is non-zero */
> +	if (!dd->wc_cookie)
>  		vma->vm_page_prot = pgprot_writecombine(vma->vm_page_prot);

And this:
> +		dd->wc_cookie = arch_phys_wc_add(pioaddr, piolen);
> +		if (dd->wc_cookie < 0)
> +			ret = -EINVAL;

don't agree on what wc_cookie will be on error.

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Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>
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