netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] benet: fix the misusage of zero dma address

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Date:	Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:59:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	sathyap@...verengines.com
Cc:	fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp, subbus@...verengines.com,
	sarveshwarb@...verengines.com, ajitk@...verengines.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] benet: fix the misusage of zero dma address

From: Sathya Perla <sathyap@...verengines.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 13:52:02 +0530

> On 05/04/10 16:40 +0900, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
>> > > +		wrb->frag_len = 0;
>> > Why does wrb->frag_len need to be reset here?
>> > In the TX path, it is set to the proper value for data wrbs and zero
>> > for dummy and hdr wrbs.
>> 
>> I guess that I misunderstood why unmap_tx_frag() checks a dma address.
>> The checking is necessary to avoid calling pci_unamp_* API for dummy
>> hdr wrbs?
> Yes.
>> 
>> Anyway, if wrb->frag_len doesn't need to be reset here, the following
>> patch is ok?
> Yes. Thanks.
> 
> Acked-by: Sathya Perla <sathyap@...verengines.com>

Applied to net-next-2.6
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