linux-kernel - Re: dmaengine.c: question about device_alloc_chan

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Date:	Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:31:41 -0500
From:	Timur Tabi <timur@...escale.com>
To:	Haavard Skinnemoen <haavard.skinnemoen@...el.com>
CC:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: dmaengine.c: question about device_alloc_chan_resources

Haavard Skinnemoen wrote:

> Wouldn't it be better if the dmaengine layer made sure it didn't pass
> the same channel several times to a client?

Wouldn't that require it to keep track of which clients have already seen which
channels?  It might make more sense, but it's probably easier the current way.

-- 
Timur Tabi
Linux kernel developer at Freescale
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