Re: [PATCH] move dma_consistent_dma_mask to the generic device

[Andrew Morton]

James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> pci_dev.consistent_dma_mask was introduced to get around problems in the
>  IA64 Altix machine. 
> 
>  Now, we have a use for it in x86: the aacraid needs coherent memory in a
>  31 bit address range (2GB).  Unfortunately, x86 is converted to the dma
>  model, so it can't see the pci_dev by the time coherent memory is
>  allocated. 
> 
>  The solution to all of this is to move pci_dev.consistent_dma_mask to
>  dev.coherent_dma_mask and make x86 use it in the dma_alloc_coherent()
>  calls. 

A bit more grepping is needed.

sound/core/memalloc.c: In function `snd_pci_hack_alloc_consistent':
sound/core/memalloc.c:103: structure has no member named `consistent_dma_mask'

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