linux-kernel - Re: [md-accel PATCH 16/19] dmaengine: driver for the iop32x, iop33x, and iop13xx raid engines

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Date:	Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:14:13 +0300
From:	"saeed bishara" <saeed.bishara@...il.com>
To:	"Dan Williams" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
	neilb@...e.de, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	christopher.leech@...el.com, shannon.nelson@...el.com,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, jeff@...zik.org
Subject: Re: [md-accel PATCH 16/19] dmaengine: driver for the iop32x, iop33x, and iop13xx raid engines

Hi Dan,
I think you have a bug in this function, the list_splice_init adds the
new slots in the head of the chain_node, but you get the
old_chain_tail (latest descriptor) from the tail of the chain!!

 > +static dma_cookie_t
 > +iop_adma_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
 > +{
 > +
 > +       old_chain_tail = list_entry(iop_chan->chain.prev,
 > +               struct iop_adma_desc_slot, chain_node);
 > +       list_splice_init(&sw_desc->group_list, &old_chain_tail->chain_node);
 > +
 > +       /* fix up the hardware chain */
 > +       iop_desc_set_next_desc(old_chain_tail, grp_start->phys);
 > +
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