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Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:35:58 +0100
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@caldera.de>
To: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] Proper fix for sym53c8xx_2 driver and dma64_addr_t
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On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 12:29:06AM -0800, David S. Miller wrote:
> What driver wants to get at this type and what are they using it
> for?  dma_addr_t should be used by every driver I am aware of
> except the clustering PCI cards I've been told about and that
> driver isn't in the kernel at this time.
> 
> So who needs it? :-)

The new sym53c8xx driver (sym2), and that one only if is actually is
configured for DAC-mode (SYM_CONF_DMA_ADDRESSING_MODE > 0).

	Christoph

-- 
Of course it doesn't work. We've performed a software upgrade.
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