linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] switch m68k to use the generic remapping DMA allocator

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Date:   Mon, 17 Jun 2019 20:53:55 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        Linux IOMMU <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] switch m68k to use the generic remapping DMA allocator

Hi Christoph,

On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 12:21 PM Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de> wrote:
> can you take a look at the (untested) patches below?  They convert m68k
> to use the generic remapping DMA allocator, which is also used by
> arm64 and csky.

Thanks. But what does this buy us?

bloat-o-meter says:

add/remove: 75/0 grow/shrink: 11/6 up/down: 4122/-82 (4040)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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