linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 09/25] mtd: nand: qcom: remove memset for clearing read register buffer

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Date:   Fri, 4 Aug 2017 09:48:52 +0200
From:   Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Abhishek Sahu <absahu@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     dwmw2@...radead.org, computersforpeace@...il.com,
        marek.vasut@...il.com, richard@....at, cyrille.pitchen@...ev4u.fr,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        andy.gross@...aro.org, architt@...eaurora.org,
        sricharan@...eaurora.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 09/25] mtd: nand: qcom: remove memset for clearing
 read register buffer

On Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:17:57 +0530
Abhishek Sahu <absahu@...eaurora.org> wrote:

> The memset in clear_read_regs is overhead. All the register data
> will be filled by DMA during NAND operation so making these
> register variables zero is not required.
> 

Applied.

Thanks,

Boris

> Signed-off-by: Abhishek Sahu <absahu@...eaurora.org>
> ---
>  drivers/mtd/nand/qcom_nandc.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/qcom_nandc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/qcom_nandc.c
> index 5b71478..7ecd0f8 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/qcom_nandc.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/qcom_nandc.c
> @@ -826,8 +826,6 @@ static void free_descs(struct qcom_nand_controller *nandc)
>  static void clear_read_regs(struct qcom_nand_controller *nandc)
>  {
>  	nandc->reg_read_pos = 0;
> -	memset(nandc->reg_read_buf, 0,
> -	       MAX_REG_RD * sizeof(*nandc->reg_read_buf));
>  }
>  
>  static void pre_command(struct qcom_nand_host *host, int command)