[PATCH 2.6.39 v2] V4L: videobuf-dma-contig: fix mmap_mapper broken on ARM

Sergei Shtylyov sshtylyov at mvista.com
Thu Apr 14 07:17:18 EDT 2011


Hello.

On 14-04-2011 1:01, Janusz Krzysztofik wrote:

>>>>> After switching from mem->dma_handle to virt_to_phys(mem->vaddr)
>>>>> used for obtaining page frame number passed to remap_pfn_range()
>>>>> (commit 35d9f510b67b10338161aba6229d4f55b4000f5b),
>>>>> videobuf-dma-contig

>>>>      Please specify the commit summary -- for the human readers.

>>> Hi,
>>> OK, I'll try to reword the summary using a more human friendly
>>> language as soon as I have signs that Mauro (who seemed to
>>> understand the message well enough) is willing to accept the code.

>>      I wasn't asking you to rework your summary but to specify the
>> summary of the commit you've mentioned (in parens).

> Ah, I see. How about just reordered wording:

> After commit 35d9f510b67b10338161aba6229d4f55b4000f5b (switching from
> mem->dma_handle to virt_to_phys(mem->vaddr) used for obtaining page
> frame number passed to remap_pfn_range()), ....

> Do you think this would be clear enough?

    As I can see, the summary of that commit is "[media] V4L: videobuf, don't 
use dma addr as physical". That's what you should have inserted.

> Thanks,
> Janusz

WBR, Sergei



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