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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/genalloc.c b/lib/genalloc.c
index dda31168844f..bdb9a456bcbb 100644
--- a/lib/genalloc.c
+++ b/lib/genalloc.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(gen_pool_alloc);
* gen_pool_dma_alloc - allocate special memory from the pool for DMA usage
* @pool: pool to allocate from
* @size: number of bytes to allocate from the pool
- * @dma: dma-view physical address
+ * @dma: dma-view physical address return value. Use NULL if unneeded.
*
* Allocate the requested number of bytes from the specified pool.
* Uses the pool allocation function (with first-fit algorithm by default).
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ void *gen_pool_dma_alloc(struct gen_pool *pool, size_t size, dma_addr_t *dma)
if (!vaddr)
return NULL;
- *dma = gen_pool_virt_to_phys(pool, vaddr);
+ if (dma)
+ *dma = gen_pool_virt_to_phys(pool, vaddr);
return (void *)vaddr;
}