blk_queue_dma_drain — Set up a drain buffer for excess dma.
int blk_queue_dma_drain ( | struct request_queue * q, |
| dma_drain_needed_fn * dma_drain_needed, | |
| void * buf, | |
unsigned int size); |
qthe request queue for the device
dma_drain_neededfn which returns non-zero if drain is necessary
bufphysically contiguous buffer
sizesize of the buffer in bytes
Some devices have excess DMA problems and can't simply discard (or zero fill) the unwanted piece of the transfer. They have to have a real area of memory to transfer it into. The use case for this is ATAPI devices in DMA mode. If the packet command causes a transfer bigger than the transfer size some HBAs will lock up if there aren't DMA elements to contain the excess transfer. What this API does is adjust the queue so that the buf is always appended silently to the scatterlist.