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diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt
index 607c1e75e5aa..586643642910 100644
--- a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt
+++ b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt
@@ -566,8 +566,7 @@ boundaries when doing this.
int
dma_declare_coherent_memory(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t phys_addr,
- dma_addr_t device_addr, size_t size, int
- flags)
+ dma_addr_t device_addr, size_t size);
Declare region of memory to be handed out by dma_alloc_coherent() when
it's asked for coherent memory for this device.
@@ -581,12 +580,6 @@ dma_addr_t in dma_alloc_coherent()).
size is the size of the area (must be multiples of PAGE_SIZE).
-flags can be ORed together and are:
-
-- DMA_MEMORY_EXCLUSIVE - only allocate memory from the declared regions.
- Do not allow dma_alloc_coherent() to fall back to system memory when
- it's out of memory in the declared region.
-
As a simplification for the platforms, only *one* such region of
memory may be declared per device.
@@ -605,23 +598,6 @@ unconditionally having removed all the required structures. It is the
driver's job to ensure that no parts of this memory region are
currently in use.
-::
-
- void *
- dma_mark_declared_memory_occupied(struct device *dev,
- dma_addr_t device_addr, size_t size)
-
-This is used to occupy specific regions of the declared space
-(dma_alloc_coherent() will hand out the first free region it finds).
-
-device_addr is the *device* address of the region requested.
-
-size is the size (and should be a page-sized multiple).
-
-The return value will be either a pointer to the processor virtual
-address of the memory, or an error (via PTR_ERR()) if any part of the
-region is occupied.
-
Part III - Debug drivers use of the DMA-API
-------------------------------------------
@@ -696,6 +672,9 @@ dma-api/disabled This read-only file contains the character 'Y'
happen when it runs out of memory or if it was
disabled at boot time
+dma-api/dump This read-only file contains current DMA
+ mappings.
+
dma-api/error_count This file is read-only and shows the total
numbers of errors found.