Re: [parisc-linux] Re: parisc scatterlist doesn't want page/offset

Grant Grundler
2001-11-16T16:32:52Z

"David S. Miller" wrote:
> Part of the criteria to whether we merge back Jens' code is
> if the ports, given reasonable notice (ie. take this as your notice)
> have added in the support for page+offset pairs to their pci_map_sg
> code.

That is what willy was talking about.
You asking folks to muck with what's supposed to be working code.

> I suggest you do this now, it is totally painless. I would almost
> classify it as a mindless edit.

Adding two members to a struct is not the problem.
The problem is revisiting every usage of ->address in the DMA code
and telling driver writers they should be using page+offset.

grant