linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] dma: mv_xor: Use high

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Date:	Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:24:39 +0100
From:	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia@...e-electrons.com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	sachin.kamat@...aro.org, Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>,
	dmaengine@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] dma: mv_xor: Use high_base mmio where appropriate

Dear Dan Williams,

On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:15:18 -0700, Dan Williams wrote:

> > I agree with Ezequiel, and I believe his patch is appropriate. The
> > registers for the XOR engines are indeed split in two areas, so it
> > makes sense to have this xor_base / xor_high_base split that reflects
> > the register mapping passed from the Device Tree, and use this split in
> > the macros used to access the registers.
> >
> 
> Ah ok, so it's a bug if an implementation ever puts the second
> resource window at a non 0x200 offset.

Exactly.

Thomas
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