Subject: Re: BUS_DMA_CONTROLDATA flag for bus_dma(9)
To: None <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: Allen Briggs <briggs@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 08/14/2003 11:02:58
On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 06:16:53PM -0700, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> What I'd like to do is add another flag to bus_dma(9) to specifically 
> address the special needs of control data. [...]
> So, my proposed change is: [...]
> Comments?

I'm biased because I've been looking at some of the XScale issues and
we've already talked about this in the abstract.

I like the proposed solution.

If the proposal is accepted, do you have a migration plan for all
of the ports?  Will port-masters be responsible for doing the right
thing on certain ports, will they all be updated appropriately, or
what?

-allen

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