Hello Everyone, Based on review comments received, I've split my earlier patchset on 'dma-buf constraints-enabled allocation' [1] into 2 sets: - first one is this one, to use dma_parms and related parameters from struct device to share constraints, and then to use these constraints in dma-buf to help find the least common constraint set that could then be used by exporters to decide on allocation. This is a partial re-write of what Rob Clark proposed some while ago [2]; I've tried to take care of review comments on his patchset, but any errors and omissions are, ofcourse, mine. - Second part, one which I'm working on, and will post soon, aims at adding allocator-helpers in dma-buf framework which could use this constraint information to help choose the right allocator from a list. While I work on the second part, I thought of sending the RFC for this one, to get feedback on whether this mechanism seems ok to everyone. [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/10/340 [2] https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/7/19/285 Rob Clark (1): device: add dma_params->max_segment_count Sumit Semwal (1): dma-buf: add helpers for sharing attacher constraints with dma-parms drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c | 134 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- include/linux/device.h | 1 + include/linux/dma-buf.h | 22 ++++++++ include/linux/dma-mapping.h | 19 +++++++ 4 files changed, 175 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>