linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] Update device tree Synopsys DW DMAC documentation

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Date:   Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:01:23 +0000
From:   Eugeniy Paltsev <Eugeniy.Paltsev@...opsys.com>
To:     "andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com" 
        <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
CC:     "vinod.koul@...el.com" <vinod.koul@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "robh+dt@...nel.org" <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Eugeniy.Paltsev@...opsys.com" <Eugeniy.Paltsev@...opsys.com>,
        "linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "mark.rutland@....com" <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "dmaengine@...r.kernel.org" <dmaengine@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] Update device tree Synopsys DW DMAC documentation

Hi Andy,

On Wed, 2016-11-16 at 17:10 +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> Overall, since we are going to expose some properties to the Device
> Tree
> I would really think twice about naming. Better if we reuse something
> existing already.
> 
> So, what I can see is
> 
> dmacap,private
> dmacap,memcpy
> 
> Here is a selling point as well, i.e. standardization.
> 
As I can see these property name used only in "mv_xor" driver. And 
they are marked as deprecated.
So, I'm not sure if I should used these names.

I agree with other comments.
-- 
 Paltsev Eugeniy