RE: [GIT PULL for v3.0] OMAP_VOUT bug fixes and code cleanup

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hiremath, Vaibhav
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 11:25 AM
> To: David Rientjes; JAIN, AMBER
> Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab; linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Andrew Morton
> Subject: RE: [GIT PULL for v3.0] OMAP_VOUT bug fixes and code cleanup
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Rientjes [mailto:rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 2:14 AM
> > To: JAIN, AMBER
> > Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab; Hiremath, Vaibhav; linux-
> media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > Andrew Morton
> > Subject: RE: [GIT PULL for v3.0] OMAP_VOUT bug fixes and code cleanup
> >
> > On Tue, 5 Jul 2011, JAIN, AMBER wrote:
> >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/media/video/omap24xxcam.c
> > > > b/drivers/media/video/omap24xxcam.c
> > > > > index f6626e8..d92d4c6 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/media/video/omap24xxcam.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/media/video/omap24xxcam.c
> > > > > @@ -309,11 +309,11 @@ static int
> > > > omap24xxcam_vbq_alloc_mmap_buffer(struct videobuf_buffer *vb)
> > > > >  			order--;
> > > > >
> > > > >  		/* try to allocate as many contiguous pages as possible
> > */
> > > > > -		page = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA, order);
> > > > > +		page = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL, order);
> > > > >  		/* if allocation fails, try to allocate smaller amount
> > */
> > > > >  		while (page == NULL) {
> > > > >  			order--;
> > > > > -			page = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA, order);
> > > > > +			page = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL, order);
> > > > >  			if (page == NULL && !order) {
> > > > >  				err = -ENOMEM;
> > > > >  				goto out;
> > > >
> > > > Hmm... the proper fix wouldn't be to define ZONE_DMA at OMAP?
> > >
> > > I don't think so, my understanding for ZOME_DMA is that it is defined
> > > for architectures that have restrictions on memory addresses that can
> be
> > > used for DMA. OMAP doesn't have any such restriction and hence we
> should
> > > not define ZONE_DMA.
> > >
> >
> > s/should not define/do not need to define/
> >
> > Right, if omap does not have DMA restrictions then the GFP_DMA usage
> that
> > is removed with this patch was incorrect.
> [Hiremath, Vaibhav] I did not understand your comment; can you please help
> me to understand here?

I think what David wants to say is that if we do not have DMA restrictions on OMAP we should have not used GFP_DMA flag for page allocation at first place. Is my understanding correct David?

~Amber

> 
> Thanks,
> Vaibhav
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