From: Christoph Hellwig
> Sent: 22 September 2020 14:40
...
> @@ -131,6 +125,16 @@ struct dma_map_ops {
> unsigned long (*get_merge_boundary)(struct device *dev);
> };
>
> +/*
> + * A dma_addr_t can hold any valid DMA or bus address for the platform. It
> can
> + * be given to a device to use as a DMA source or target. A CPU cannot
> + * reference a dma_addr_t directly because there may be translation between
> its
> + * physical address space and the bus address space.
It can't access it 'directly' because it isn't a virtual address....
> + *
> + * DMA_MAPPING_ERROR is the magic error code if a mapping failed. It should
> not
> + * be used directly in drivers, but checked for using dma_mapping_error()
> + * instead.
> + */
I think it might be worth adding:
A dma_addr_t value may be device dependant and differ from the
'physical address' of the memory.
David
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