linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dma-mapping: Stub out dma_{alloc,free,map}

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Message-ID: <20250616131236.GA29838@lst.de>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:12:36 +0200
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To: Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, James Clark <james.clark@...aro.org>,
	olteanv@...il.com, oe-kbuild-all@...ts.linux.dev, arnd@...db.de,
	larisa.grigore@....com, Frank.li@....com, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org,
	imx@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>,
	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
	Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>, iommu@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dma-mapping: Stub out dma_{alloc,free,map}_pages() API

On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 02:05:22PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 02:14:44PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 01:11:49PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> > > already tied to a platform that needs DMA needing to add the dependency
> > > which nobody is going to notice without doing build testing for
> > > randconfigs or similar non-useful configs - it's not a productive use of
> > > time.
> 
> > Stop your unproductive whining and just fix your dependencies.
> 
> That is not a constructive way to talk to people, especially not when
> misdirected.

In case you didn't notice, I found your answer extremely unconstrutive
if not actively malicious to start with.