linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/11] ia64: make dma_cache

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Message-ID: <20171004090631.GA23669@lst.de>
Date:   Wed, 4 Oct 2017 11:06:31 +0200
From:   'Christoph Hellwig' <hch@....de>
To:     David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
Cc:     'Christoph Hellwig' <hch@....de>,
        "iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org" <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
        Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>,
        "linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-mips@...ux-mips.org" <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
        "linux-sh@...r.kernel.org" <linux-sh@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org" <linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>,
        Guan Xuetao <gxt@...c.pku.edu.cn>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/11] ia64: make dma_cache_sync a no-op

On Wed, Oct 04, 2017 at 08:59:24AM +0000, David Laight wrote:
> Are you sure about this one?

Yes.  And if you are not you haven't read either of the cover letter,
the DMA-API documentation, or the reply from Thomas to your mail
yesterday.