linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv5] DMAEngine: Define interleaved transfer request api

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Date:	Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:41:12 +0530
From:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
To:	Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@...aro.org>
Cc:	Barry Song <21cnbao@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dan.j.williams@...el.com, rmk@....linux.org.uk,
	DL-SHA-WorkGroupLinux <workgroup.linux@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv5] DMAEngine: Define interleaved transfer request api

On Fri, 2011-10-14 at 23:29 +0530, Jassi Brar wrote:
> 
> > Nevertheless, cyclic should be supported for all dmaengine APIs (but not
> > adding new APIs for cyclic) and in consistent manner by having a generic
> > cyclic flag and caps.
> >
> You are already merging Cyclic into Slave_sg. And Slave_sg could be
> merged into this api. So overall we would get rid one parameter passed
> outside of the parameter structure - dmaxfer_template. (Yes I want to
> reduce dependence on 'flags' argument as much as possible). 
The flags parameter already exists and we are not using it properly in
slave cases.

-- 
~Vinod

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