On Fri, 18 Oct 2013, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 01:22:18PM +0100, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > Russell,
> > are you OK with this patch?
>
> Only concern is why the change is soo large.
>
> > > -static inline struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
> > > +static inline struct dma_map_ops *__generic_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
> > > {
> > > if (dev && dev->archdata.dma_ops)
> > > return dev->archdata.dma_ops;
> > > return &arm_dma_ops;
> > > }
> > >
> > > +static inline struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
> > > +{
> > > + if (xen_initial_domain())
> > > + return xen_dma_ops;
> > > + else
> > > + return __generic_dma_ops(dev);
> > > +}
> > > +
>
> What's wrong with:
>
> static inline struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
> {
> + if (xen_initial_domain())
> + return xen_dma_ops;
> if (dev && dev->archdata.dma_ops)
> return dev->archdata.dma_ops;
> return &arm_dma_ops;
> }
xen_dma_ops functions might have to call back the native implementation.
With the above there is no way for a xen_dma_ops function to get to
archdata.dma_ops or arm_dma_ops.
This is the reason why this patch introduces __generic_dma_ops.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
