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diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt b/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt index b49427a..d8347c1 100644 --- a/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt +++ b/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt @@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ you should do: cpu_addr = pci_alloc_consistent(pdev, size, &dma_handle); -where pdev is a struct pci_dev *. You should pass NULL for PCI like buses -where devices don't have struct pci_dev (like ISA, EISA). This may be -called in interrupt context. +where pdev is a struct pci_dev *. This may be called in interrupt context. +You should use dma_alloc_coherent (see DMA-API.txt) for buses +where devices don't have struct pci_dev (like ISA, EISA). This argument is needed because the DMA translations may be bus specific (and often is private to the bus which the device is attached |
