Commit be62bc41 authored by Shuah Khan's avatar Shuah Khan Committed by Linus Torvalds

Documentation/DMA-API-HOWTO.txt: minor grammar corrections

Signed-off-by: default avatarShuah Khan <shuah.khan@hp.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
parent b88a1058
...@@ -488,9 +488,10 @@ will invoke the generic mapping error check interface. Doing so will ensure ...@@ -488,9 +488,10 @@ will invoke the generic mapping error check interface. Doing so will ensure
that the mapping code will work correctly on all dma implementations without that the mapping code will work correctly on all dma implementations without
any dependency on the specifics of the underlying implementation. Using the any dependency on the specifics of the underlying implementation. Using the
returned address without checking for errors could result in failures ranging returned address without checking for errors could result in failures ranging
from panics to silent data corruption. Couple of example of incorrect ways to from panics to silent data corruption. A couple of examples of incorrect ways
check for errors that make assumptions about the underlying dma implementation to check for errors that make assumptions about the underlying dma
are as follows and these are applicable to dma_map_page() as well. implementation are as follows and these are applicable to dma_map_page() as
well.
Incorrect example 1: Incorrect example 1:
dma_addr_t dma_handle; dma_addr_t dma_handle;
......
Markdown is supported
0%
or
You are about to add 0 people to the discussion. Proceed with caution.
Finish editing this message first!
Please register or to comment