linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi/ep93xx: clean probe/remove routines

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Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:19:53 +0300
From:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@....fi>
To:	H Hartley Sweeten <hartleys@...ionengravers.com>
Cc:	Hannu Heikkinen <hannuxx@....fi>,
	"spi-devel-general@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<spi-devel-general@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi/ep93xx: clean probe/remove routines

On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 11:09:18AM -0500, H Hartley Sweeten wrote:
> But, I really don't think we actually gain anything by displaying the
> memory and irq. Maybe this would be more useful:
> 
> 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "EP93xx SPI Controller using %s\n",
> 		 espi->dma_tx ? "DMA" : "PIO");
> 
> That way the user knows at boot time if the spi controller is using DMA or PIO.
> 
> Mika, what do you think?

I agree, having the driver to print whether DMA or PIO is used brings more
value than it is currently doing. However, that is a subject of a separate
patch not this one.
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