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From: arnd@arndb•de (Arnd Bergmann)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists•infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH RESEND v2 1/2] ARM: ixp4xx: Make dma_set_coherent_mask common, correct implementation
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:02:36 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201403201202.37065.arnd@arndb.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m31txxjjrj.fsf@t19.piap.pl>

On Thursday 20 March 2014, Krzysztof Ha?asa wrote:
> Simon K?gstr?m <simon.kagstrom@netinsight•net> writes:
> 
> > Thanks. However, Krzysztof thinks that this implementation is
> > incorrect. It certainly fixes my ixp4xx issues, but might not be good
> > for everyone.
> 
> It because you don't have PCI devices setting coherent mask to 32-bits
> (and that's what normal PCI devices do).
> 
> BTW PCI (and other) devices requesting 32-bit coherent allocs don't care
> if they're given 26-bit memory. 26 bits fit perfectly in 32 bits. It's
> the streaming mapping which is (may be) constrained by hardware.

Should I revert the patch then until we have a better fix?

	Arnd

  reply	other threads:[~2014-03-20 11:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-03-17 13:40 [PATCH RESEND v2 0/2]: ixp4xx: Fix 3.7 regression for IXP4xx ethernet driver Simon Kågström
2014-03-17 13:42 ` [PATCH RESEND v2 1/2] ARM: ixp4xx: Make dma_set_coherent_mask common, correct implementation Simon Kågström
2014-03-18 14:58   ` Arnd Bergmann
2014-03-20  8:03     ` Simon Kågström
2014-03-20  9:34       ` Krzysztof Hałasa
2014-03-20 11:02         ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2014-03-20 11:05           ` Simon Kågström
2014-03-17 13:42 ` [PATCH RESEND v2 2/2] ixp4xx_eth: Setup coherent_dma_mask Simon Kågström
2014-03-18  7:43   ` Krzysztof Hałasa
2014-03-20 11:10     ` Russell King - ARM Linux

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