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Re: [PATCH 2/2] ath9k: fix dma sync in rx path

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On 2010-05-14 3:16 PM, tom.leiming@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Ming Lei <tom.leiming@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> If buffer is to be accessed by cpu after dma transfer is over, but
> between dma mapping and dma unmapping, we should use
> dma_sync_single_for_cpu to sync the buffer between cpu with
> device. And dma_sync_single_for_device is used to let
> device gain the buffer again.
I think this patch is wrong. On most MIPS devices,
dma_sync_single_for_cpu is a no-op. In fact, with this patch, the rx
path fails very quickly.
I believe keeping the dma_sync_single_for_device variant is necessary
for all syncs.

- Felix
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