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Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 11:56:22 -0500
From: Dan Malek <dan@embeddededge.com>
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	Pantelis Antoniou <panto@intracom.gr>,
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Subject: Re: Regarding consistent_alloc
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Matt Porter wrote:

 > ....  If you
> want the kernel virtual address then you can apply __va to that.

Errr....no, you can't.  That would give you the cached mapping.
You need to hang on to both the dma_handle (the phys address token)
and the virtual address returned by the function.  That's why both
are returned.


	-- Dan


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