kfifo_dma_out_prepare — setup a scatterlist for DMA output
kfifo_dma_out_prepare ( | fifo, |
sgl, | |
nents, | |
len) ; |
fifo
address of the fifo to be used
sgl
pointer to the scatterlist array
nents
number of entries in the scatterlist array
len
number of elements to transfer
This macro fills a scatterlist for DMA output which at most len
bytes
to transfer.
It returns the number entries in the scatterlist array.
A zero means there is no space available and the scatterlist is not filled.
Note that with only one concurrent reader and one concurrent writer, you don't need extra locking to use these macros.