linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/8] PCI: brcmstb: Add dma-range mapping for inbound traffic

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Date:   Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:23:31 +0100
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Jim Quinlan <jim2101024@...il.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
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        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/8] PCI: brcmstb: Add dma-range mapping for inbound
        traffic

On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 07:09:23AM -0800, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> >But in this case it actually is the example to follow as told
> >previously.
> >
> >NAK again for these chained dma ops that only create problems.
> 
> Care to explain what should be done instead?

Override phys_to_dma and dma_to_phys as mips and x86 do for similar
situations.

Bonous points of finding some generic way of doing it instead of
hiding it in arch code.