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From: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
To: "Ju, Seokmann" <Seokmann.Ju@lsil.com>
Cc: "linux-os (Dick Johnson)" <linux-os@analogic.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>,
	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: RE: Question: how to map SCSI data DMA address to virtual address?
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:42:07 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1141335727.3238.66.camel@mulgrave.il.steeleye.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9738BCBE884FDB42801FAD8A7769C2651420C5@NAMAIL1.ad.lsil.com>

On Thu, 2006-03-02 at 14:04 -0700, Ju, Seokmann wrote:
> Thank you for your valueable comment. One good thing is that the system does 2 GB memory so that highmem won't come into picture. I am implementing the feature with suggestions.

2GB is well into highmem on a traditional x86 with a 3/1 split.

For a private project, you're free to do as you wish subject to the
constraints of the GPL.  However, if you want whatever you're planning
to go upstream someday you need to conform to the requirements of the
Linux API which are as Jens and Christoph have already outlined.

James



  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-03-02 21:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-03-02 21:04 Question: how to map SCSI data DMA address to virtual address? Ju, Seokmann
2006-03-02 21:32 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-03-02 21:42 ` James Bottomley [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-03-02 17:21 Ju, Seokmann
2006-03-02 17:04 Ju, Seokmann
2006-03-02 16:53 Ju, Seokmann
2006-03-02 16:58 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-03-02 17:09 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-03-02 18:49   ` Jens Axboe
2006-03-02 20:03     ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-03-02 20:14       ` Jens Axboe
2006-03-02 17:09 ` Christoph Hellwig
2006-03-02 17:22   ` James Bottomley

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