Merge branch 'for-linville' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/luca...

[~andy/linux] / Documentation / DMA-attributes.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt b/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
index 811a5d458dae79c9d557330793be45f53009ab68..5c72eed89563083250217336c79ab1d7f350a7c5 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
@@ -41,3 +41,11 @@ buffered to improve performance.
 Since it is optional for platforms to implement DMA_ATTR_WRITE_COMBINE,
 those that do not will simply ignore the attribute and exhibit default
 behavior.
+
+DMA_ATTR_NON_CONSISTENT
+-----------------------
+
+DMA_ATTR_NON_CONSISTENT lets the platform to choose to return either
+consistent or non-consistent memory as it sees fit.  By using this API,
+you are guaranteeing to the platform that you have all the correct and
+necessary sync points for this memory in the driver.