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@@ -488,9 +488,10 @@ will invoke the generic mapping error check interface. Doing so will ensure
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that the mapping code will work correctly on all dma implementations without
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any dependency on the specifics of the underlying implementation. Using the
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returned address without checking for errors could result in failures ranging
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-from panics to silent data corruption. Couple of example of incorrect ways to
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-check for errors that make assumptions about the underlying dma implementation
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-are as follows and these are applicable to dma_map_page() as well.
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+from panics to silent data corruption. A couple of examples of incorrect ways
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+to check for errors that make assumptions about the underlying dma
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+implementation are as follows and these are applicable to dma_map_page() as
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+well.
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Incorrect example 1:
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dma_addr_t dma_handle;
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