linux-kernel - Re: dma_declare_coherent

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Date:   Sat, 8 Dec 2018 15:25:50 -0600
From:   Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@....com>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-imx@....com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: dma_declare_coherent_memory on main memory

On 12/7/18 9:34 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> the ARM imx27/31 ports and various sh boards use
> dma_declare_coherent_memory on main memory taken from the memblock
> allocator.
> 
> Is there any good reason these couldn't be switched to CMA areas?
> Getting rid of these magic dma_declare_coherent_memory area would
> help making the dma allocator a lot simpler.

Not that I know of?

Rob