dmaengine: Clarify cyclic transfer residue documentation

[linux-2.6-microblaze.git] / Documentation / driver-api / dmaengine / provider.rst

diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst
index 0072c9c..d3fa80e 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ supported.
   - Should use dma_set_residue to report it
 
   - In the case of a cyclic transfer, it should only take into
-    account the current period.
+    account the total size of the cyclic buffer.
 
   - Should return DMA_OUT_OF_ORDER if the device does not support in order
     completion and is completing the operation out of order.