linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] misc: fastrpc: Rename phys to dma

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <2c7d183d-1e1d-4789-b799-5b0f02c4921c@oss.qualcomm.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 12:38:27 +0530
From: Kumari Pallavi <kumari.pallavi@....qualcomm.com>
To: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@....qualcomm.com>
Cc: kpallavi@....qualcomm.com, srini@...nel.org, amahesh@....qualcomm.com,
        arnd@...db.de, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, robh@...nel.org,
        krzk+dt@...nel.org, conor+dt@...nel.org, quic_bkumar@...cinc.com,
        ekansh.gupta@....qualcomm.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        quic_chennak@...cinc.com, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        jingyi.wang@....qualcomm.com, aiqun.yu@....qualcomm.com,
        ktadakam@....qualcomm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] misc: fastrpc: Rename phys to dma_addr for clarity



On 12/6/2025 7:56 AM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 02, 2025 at 11:36:26AM +0530, Kumari Pallavi wrote:
>> Update all references of buf->phys and map->phys to buf->dma_addr and
>> map->dma_addr to accurately represent that these fields store DMA
>> addresses, not physical addresses. This change improves code clarity
>> and aligns with kernel conventions for dma_addr_t usage.
> 
> Please _start_ by describing the problem or the issue the patch is
> trying to solve.
> 

ACK

Thanks,
Pallavi

>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kumari Pallavi <kumari.pallavi@....qualcomm.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/misc/fastrpc.c | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
>>   1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
>>
>