netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: sh_eth: don't use NULL as "struct device" for the DMA mapping API

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Message-ID: <9beb8a38-847f-8d32-0c08-2ca6797d8fb6@cogentembedded.com>
Date:   Mon, 4 Dec 2017 20:30:34 +0300
From:   Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:     Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Niklas Söderlund 
        <niklas.soderlund+renesas@...natech.se>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Simon Horman <horms+renesas@...ge.net.au>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: sh_eth: don't use NULL as "struct device" for
 the DMA mapping API

On 12/04/2017 04:33 PM, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:

> Using NULL as argument for the DMA mapping API is bogus, as the DMA
> mapping API may use information from the "struct device" to perform
> the DMA mapping operation. Therefore, pass the appropriate "struct
> device".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>

Acked-by: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>

[...]

MBR, Sergei