Re: [PATCH] pci-dma: Fix x86 dma_alloc_coherent to fully clear all pages returned

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Fri Jan 30 2015 - 17:40:01 EST


> We don't "need" any backward compatility, why not fix the broken drivers
> that are using memory outside of what they are asking for? That's not
> ok no matter what, right?

How would you find them all?

We don't even know which place in XHCI is the culprit here.

Yes iff you can find them it would be good to fix.

-Andi
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