Re: Proposal for new generic device API: dma_get_required_mask()

[Russell King]

On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 02:46:46AM +0200, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> If we fix the API we should IMHO also remove set_dma_mask() and add
> the number of address bits to the arguments of actual mapping
> functions.

Good idea, except for the fact that we have drivers merged which have
real masks like 0x0fefffff.  It _really is_ a mask and not a number
of bits.

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Russell King
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