Documentation/DMA-API-HOWTO.txt states:

"DMA transfers need to be synced properly in order for
the cpu and device to see the most uptodate and correct
copy of the DMA buffer."

Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>