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authorGioh Kim <gioh.kim@lge.com>2014-05-13 19:49:43 -0400
committerSumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@linaro.org>2014-08-28 02:27:24 -0400
commita07b3b4508447682574cf18fdad23ed709365dd1 (patch)
treeb7ecb29488fb820bc628cc2c273456de5c502a85 /Documentation/dma-buf-sharing.txt
parentf1bd473f95e02bc382d4dae94d7f82e2a455e05d (diff)
Documentation/dma-buf-sharing.txt: update API descriptions
Update some descriptions for API arguments and descriptions. Signed-off-by: Gioh Kim <gioh.kim@lge.com> Signed-off-by: Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@linaro.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/dma-buf-sharing.txt b/Documentation/dma-buf-sharing.txt
index 67a4087d53f9..bb9753b635a3 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/dma-buf-sharing.txt
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ The dma_buf buffer sharing API usage contains the following steps:
56 size_t size, int flags, 56 size_t size, int flags,
57 const char *exp_name) 57 const char *exp_name)
58 58
59 If this succeeds, dma_buf_export allocates a dma_buf structure, and returns a 59 If this succeeds, dma_buf_export_named allocates a dma_buf structure, and
60 pointer to the same. It also associates an anonymous file with this buffer, 60 returns a pointer to the same. It also associates an anonymous file with this
61 so it can be exported. On failure to allocate the dma_buf object, it returns 61 buffer, so it can be exported. On failure to allocate the dma_buf object,
62 NULL. 62 it returns NULL.
63 63
64 'exp_name' is the name of exporter - to facilitate information while 64 'exp_name' is the name of exporter - to facilitate information while
65 debugging. 65 debugging.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ The dma_buf buffer sharing API usage contains the following steps:
76 drivers and/or processes. 76 drivers and/or processes.
77 77
78 Interface: 78 Interface:
79 int dma_buf_fd(struct dma_buf *dmabuf) 79 int dma_buf_fd(struct dma_buf *dmabuf, int flags)
80 80
81 This API installs an fd for the anonymous file associated with this buffer; 81 This API installs an fd for the anonymous file associated with this buffer;
82 returns either 'fd', or error. 82 returns either 'fd', or error.
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ to request use of buffer for allocation.
157 "dma_buf->ops->" indirection from the users of this interface. 157 "dma_buf->ops->" indirection from the users of this interface.
158 158
159 In struct dma_buf_ops, unmap_dma_buf is defined as 159 In struct dma_buf_ops, unmap_dma_buf is defined as
160 void (*unmap_dma_buf)(struct dma_buf_attachment *, struct sg_table *); 160 void (*unmap_dma_buf)(struct dma_buf_attachment *,
161 struct sg_table *,
162 enum dma_data_direction);
161 163
162 unmap_dma_buf signifies the end-of-DMA for the attachment provided. Like 164 unmap_dma_buf signifies the end-of-DMA for the attachment provided. Like
163 map_dma_buf, this API also must be implemented by the exporter. 165 map_dma_buf, this API also must be implemented by the exporter.