linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] dmaengine: add dma_get_slave_sg

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Date:	Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:13:53 +0530
From:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
To:	Matt Porter <mporter@...com>
Cc:	Chris Ball <cjb@...top.org>, Dan Williams <djbw@...com>,
	Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Linux DaVinci Kernel List 
	<davinci-linux-open-source@...ux.davincidsp.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux MMC List <linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] dmaengine: add dma_get_slave_sg_limits()

On Wed, Mar 06, 2013 at 02:56:05PM -0500, Matt Porter wrote:
> Add a dmaengine API to retrieve slave SG transfer limits.
> 
> The API is optionally implemented by dmaengine drivers and when
> unimplemented will return a NULL pointer. A client driver using
> this API provides the required dma channel, address width, and
> burst size of the transfer. dma_get_slave_sg_limits() returns an
> SG limits structure with the maximum number and size of SG segments
> that the given channel can handle.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matt Porter <mporter@...com>
> ---
> +static inline struct dma_slave_sg_limits
> +*dma_get_slave_sg_limits(struct dma_chan *chan,
> +		       enum dma_slave_buswidth addr_width,
> +		       u32 maxburst)
> +{
> +	if (chan->device->device_slave_sg_limits)
> +		return chan->device->device_slave_sg_limits(chan,
> +							  addr_width,
> +							  maxburst);
Hi Matt,

Sorry for delayed reply, this series was sent just before i went for vacation :)

I agree with Lars, that returning pointer maynot be good idea. So this bit needs
work. Also the readblity of above is bad by complying to 80char limit. I would
make it easier to read

--
~Vinod
> +
> +	return NULL;
> +}
> +
>  enum dma_status dma_sync_wait(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_cookie_t cookie);
>  #ifdef CONFIG_DMA_ENGINE
>  enum dma_status dma_wait_for_async_tx(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx);
> 
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