netdev - Re: [PATCH] net_dma: call dmaengine_get only if NET

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Message-ID: <498D241F.4080005@intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:03:11 -0700
From:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"anemo@....ocn.ne.jp" <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>,
	"Sosnowski, Maciej" <maciej.sosnowski@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net_dma: call dmaengine_get only if NET_DMA enabled

David Miller wrote:
> From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:29:10 -0800 (PST)
> 
>> From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
>> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 15:52:35 -0700
>>
>>> Yes, it has been on the todo list for a while, but I eventually want
>>> the net case to look more like the raid case.  I.e. have one code path
>>> that picks async versus sync at runtime, with the option to compile
>>> out async support with header file ifdefs only.
>> And how does any of that get us any closer to a fix right now
>> for this problem that doesn't require an ifdef?
>>
>> Someone please work on this.
> 
> I guess that'd end up being me....

Not necessarily, you did snap me back into reality with that comment.

> 
> How about something like this?

Looks good.

Thanks,
Dan

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