linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] spi: introduce mmap read support for spi flash devices

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Date:	Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:56:47 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Vignesh R <vigneshr@...com>
Cc:	Benoit Cousson <bcousson@...libre.com>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>, hramrach@...il.com,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] spi: introduce mmap read support for spi flash
 devices

On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 03:38:09PM +0530, Vignesh R wrote:

> But, I didn't get how to integrate with existing message queue. Memory
> mapped read by-passes message queue of SPI core. Could you please
> explain a bit more on integrating with message queue? Did you mean
> locking the existing message queue when memory mapped read is being
> requested?

Yes, and also making sure that we don't everything gets processed in
order so memory mapped requests come after any commands needed to set
them up and don't starve other work.

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