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Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> writes:

> The kernel is supposed to perform the necessary cache flushing, so any
> remaining aliasing issue would be considered a bug.  But the code is
> performance sensitive, some of the problem cases are twisted and complex
> so bugs and unsolved corner cases show up every now and then.

Ok. This means I should also investigate the V4L2 and the hw driver
code, because the cache aliasing shouldn't be there in the first place.

> Does it work for you, even solve your problem?

Sure, with 16 KB page size everything works fine.

-- 
Krzysztof Halasa

Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP
Al. Jerozolimskie 202, 02-486 Warsaw, Poland