linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] serial: imx: only set DMA rx-ing when DMA starts

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Date:   Wed, 5 Jul 2017 15:29:10 +0200
From:   Uwe Kleine-König 
        <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
To:     Romain Perier <romain.perier@...labora.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Nandor Han <nandor.han@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] serial: imx: only set DMA rx-ing when DMA starts

Hello,

On Wed, Jul 05, 2017 at 03:07:01PM +0200, Romain Perier wrote:
> From: Nandor Han <nandor.han@...com>
> 
> Avoid the situation when `dma_is_rxing` could incorrectly signal that
> DMA RX channel is receiving data in case DMA preparation or sg mapping
> fails.
> 
> This commit fixes the issues by moving the assignment of dma_is_rxing
> out of imx_disable_rx_int(), then the variable is set to 1 from
> start_rx_dma() only when the preparation is correctly done.

I'd write:

	There are a few issues with setting dma_is_rxing to 1 in
	imx_disable_rx_int:

	 - Currently always after imx_disable_rx_int() the function
	   start_rx_dma() is called. This dependency isn't obvious though.
	 - start_rx_dma() does error checking and might exit without enabling
	   DMA but keeping dma_is_rxing 1.

	So the more natural place for setting dma_is_rxing to 1 is in
	start_rx_dma after all errors are checked.

If you use this, there is nothing left of Nandor Han's patch and you can
drop his authorship.

Best regards
Uwe

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