linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vmxnet3: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration

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Message-Id: <164177641378.18208.15178450921966625401.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 10 Jan 2022 01:00:13 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     doshir@...are.com, pv-drivers@...are.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vmxnet3: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Sun,  9 Jan 2022 09:50:22 +0100 you wrote:
> As stated in [1], dma_set_mask() with a 64-bit mask never fails if
> dev->dma_mask is non-NULL.
> So, if it fails, the 32 bits case will also fail for the same reason.
> 
> So if dma_set_mask_and_coherent() succeeds, 'dma64' is know to be 'true'.
> 
> Simplify code and remove some dead code accordingly.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - vmxnet3: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/c38f30683956

You are awesome, thank you!
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