linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] dma-mapping: let arch know origin of dma range passed to arch_setup_dma

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Message-ID: <20170112121623.GH1771@arm.com>
Date:   Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:16:24 +0000
From:   Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
To:     Nikita Yushchenko <nikita.yoush@...entembedded.com>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org,
        Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, fkan@....com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Artemi Ivanov <artemi.ivanov@...entembedded.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] dma-mapping: let arch know origin of dma range
 passed to arch_setup_dma_ops()

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 08:52:51AM +0300, Nikita Yushchenko wrote:
> >> diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-bus.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-bus.c
> >> index 5ac373c..480b644 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-bus.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-bus.c
> >> @@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ int fsl_mc_device_add(struct dprc_obj_desc *obj_desc,
> >>  
> >>  	/* Objects are coherent, unless 'no shareability' flag set. */
> >>  	if (!(obj_desc->flags & DPRC_OBJ_FLAG_NO_MEM_SHAREABILITY))
> >> -		arch_setup_dma_ops(&mc_dev->dev, 0, 0, NULL, true);
> >> +		arch_setup_dma_ops(&mc_dev->dev, 0, 0, false, NULL, true);
> >>  
> >>  	/*
> >>  	 * The device-specific probe callback will get invoked by device_add()
> > 
> > Why are these actually calling arch_setup_dma_ops() here in the first
> > place? Are these all devices that are DMA masters without an OF node?
> 
> I don't know, but that's a different topic. This patch just adds
> argument and sets it to false everywhere but in the location when range
> should be definitely enforced.

I also wouldn't lose any sleep over a staging driver.

Will