linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 0/5] prerequisites for device reserved local mem rework

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Date:   Wed, 29 May 2019 04:34:27 -0700
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     laurentiu.tudor@....com
Cc:     hch@....de, stern@...land.harvard.edu, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        marex@...x.de, leoyang.li@....com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        robin.murphy@....com, noring@...rew.org, JuergenUrban@....de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 0/5] prerequisites for device reserved local mem rework

On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 01:28:38PM +0300, laurentiu.tudor@....com wrote:
> From: Laurentiu Tudor <laurentiu.tudor@....com>
> 
> For HCs that have local memory, replace the current DMA API usage
> with a genalloc generic allocator to manage the mappings for these
> devices.
> This is in preparation for dropping the existing "coherent" dma
> mem declaration APIs. Current implementation was relying on a short
> circuit in the DMA API that in the end, was acting as an allocator
> for these type of devices.
> 
> Only compiled tested, so any volunteers willing to test are most welcome.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> For context, see thread here: https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/4/22/357

All look good to me:

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

Christoph, this is going through your tree, right?

thanks,

greg k-h