ALSA: hda - Use generic parser for VIA codec driver

[pandora-kernel.git] / Documentation / DMA-attributes.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt b/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
index f503090..e59480d 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
@@ -91,3 +91,12 @@ transferred to 'device' domain. This attribute can be also used for
 dma_unmap_{single,page,sg} functions family to force buffer to stay in
 device domain after releasing a mapping for it. Use this attribute with
 care!
+
+DMA_ATTR_FORCE_CONTIGUOUS
+-------------------------
+
+By default DMA-mapping subsystem is allowed to assemble the buffer
+allocated by dma_alloc_attrs() function from individual pages if it can
+be mapped as contiguous chunk into device dma address space. By
+specifing this attribute the allocated buffer is forced to be contiguous
+also in physical memory.