linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] spi: imx: Chose DMA bits per word transfered

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Date:	Tue, 24 Feb 2015 10:54:44 +0900
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	aurélien bouin <a.bouin@...il.com>
Cc:	Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>,
	linux-spi <linux-spi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] spi: imx: Chose DMA bits per word transfered

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 04:25:51PM +0100, aurélien bouin wrote:
> 2015-02-23 15:46 GMT+01:00 Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>:
> > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 09:44:50AM +0100, aurélien bouin wrote:

> > Once more don't top post.  To repeat what I said:

> > | Why would this be a DT property?  It seems like something the driver
> > | ought to be able to figure out automatically if it matters.

> > The above doesn't address my question.

> Currently the driver does not figure it out automatically, it is a fix
> 8bits per word DMA use.

You're still not explaining why it's not a better fix for the driver to
figure this out for itself, or why it's not possible for it to do that
even if it would be better.

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