linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] dma-coherent: add support for multi coherent rmems per dev

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Message-ID: <20240220055241.GA7554@lst.de>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:52:41 +0100
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To: Howard Yen <howardyen@...gle.com>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, m.szyprowski@...sung.com,
	robin.murphy@....com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com, rafael@...nel.org,
	broonie@...nel.org, james@...iv.tech, james.clark@....com,
	masahiroy@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	iommu@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] dma-coherent: add support for multi coherent rmems
 per dev

On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 07:12:18PM +0800, Howard Yen wrote:
> I tried to upload the patch to support multiple coherent rmems per device
> because in some system, the primary memory space for the device might
> be limited, so that add multiple coherent rmems support per device to satisfy
> the scenario.

I'm not sure what the means.

If you have non-trivial patches you really need to explain why you're
doing in detail as you need to convince maintainers that it is useful.