[PATCH 0/5] allow drivers to flush in-flight DMA v3

2007-10-02 Thread akepner
On Altix, DMA may be reordered between a device and host memory. This reordering can happen in the NUMA interconnect, and it usually results in correct operation and improved performance. In some situations it may be necessary to explicitly synchronize DMA from the device. This patchset

[PATCH 0/5] allow drivers to flush in-flight DMA v3

2007-10-02 Thread akepner
On Altix, DMA may be reordered between a device and host memory. This reordering can happen in the NUMA interconnect, and it usually results in correct operation and improved performance. In some situations it may be necessary to explicitly synchronize DMA from the device. This patchset