Re: [PATCH v6 17/46] infiniband: dma-mapping: Use unsigned long for dma_attrs

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski-Sze3O3UU22JBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>]

On 07/13/2016 12:56 PM, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On 07/13/2016 05:47 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 07/13/2016 12:37 PM, Bart Van Assche wrote:
>>> On 07/13/2016 03:41 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> Split out subsystem specific changes for easier reviews. This will be
>>>> squashed with main commit.
>>>
>>> Apparently my comment has been ignored
>>> (http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.m68k/8746/focus=37703). Are
>>> you aware that you are expected to reply to feedback on patches?
>>
>> Of course your comment was not ignored. I am sorry that you have such
>> impression. However I thought you are referring only to local variable
>> which name I changed.
>>
>> Do you want me to rename also the argument in the ib_dma_map_sg_attrs()
>> and ib_dma_unmap_sg_attrs() functions?
> 
> Hello Krzysztof,
> 
> Sorry if I was not clear enough in the comment I had posted in reply to
> the previous version of this patch series. In my comment I wanted indeed
> to refer to the name of the ib_dma_map_sg_attrs() /
> ib_dma_unmap_sg_attrs() function argument. An argument with the name
> "attrs" namely does not explain what kind of attributes that argument
> refers to ...

I can rename it, no problem. It looks to me a little bit redundant
information as these are just wrappers over dma_{map,unmap}_sg_attrs()
where the attrs are also used. Everything there refers to the mapping of
scatter gather list. Anyway, renaming won't harm neither so let me send
a follow up only for this patch.

Thanks for feedback!
Krzysztof

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