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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1202061011360.10363@axis700.grange>
Date:	Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:53:20 +0100 (CET)
From:	Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>
To:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org,
	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>,
	Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@...esas.com>,
	linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org, alsa-devel@...a-project.org,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7 v2] dmaengine: add a simple dma library

On Mon, 6 Feb 2012, Vinod Koul wrote:

> On Thu, 2012-01-26 at 15:56 +0100, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> > This patch adds a library of functions, helping to implement dmaengine
> > drivers for hardware, unable to handle scatter-gather lists natively.
> > The first version of this driver only supports memcpy and slave DMA
> > operation.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>
> > ---
> > 
> > v2:
> > 
> > 1. switch from using a tasklet to threaded IRQ, which allowed to
> ...?

Sorry, what exactly is your question here? The unfinished sentence? It is 
finished below in item 2, so, it should read like "...allowed to remove 
lock..."

> > 2. remove lock / unlock inline functions
> > 3. remove __devinit, __devexit annotations
> > 
> >  drivers/dma/Kconfig        |    3 +
> >  drivers/dma/Makefile       |    1 +
> >  drivers/dma/dma-simple.c   |  873 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  include/linux/dma-simple.h |  124 +++++++
> >  4 files changed, 1001 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/dma/dma-simple.c
> >  create mode 100644 include/linux/dma-simple.h
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/dma/Kconfig b/drivers/dma/Kconfig
> > index f1a2749..f7c583e 100644
> > --- a/drivers/dma/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/dma/Kconfig
> > @@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ config TXX9_DMAC
> >  	  Support the TXx9 SoC internal DMA controller.  This can be
> >  	  integrated in chips such as the Toshiba TX4927/38/39.
> >  
> > +config DMA_SIMPLE
> > +	tristate
> > +
> >  config SH_DMAE
> >  	tristate "Renesas SuperH DMAC support"
> >  	depends on (SUPERH && SH_DMA) || (ARM && ARCH_SHMOBILE)
> > diff --git a/drivers/dma/Makefile b/drivers/dma/Makefile
> > index 009a222..d63f773 100644
> > --- a/drivers/dma/Makefile
> > +++ b/drivers/dma/Makefile
> > @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ccflags-$(CONFIG_DMADEVICES_DEBUG)  := -DDEBUG
> >  ccflags-$(CONFIG_DMADEVICES_VDEBUG) += -DVERBOSE_DEBUG
> >  
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_DMA_ENGINE) += dmaengine.o
> > +obj-$(CONFIG_DMA_SIMPLE) += dma-simple.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DMA) += iovlock.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_INTEL_MID_DMAC) += intel_mid_dma.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_DMATEST) += dmatest.o
> > diff --git a/drivers/dma/dma-simple.c b/drivers/dma/dma-simple.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..49d8f7d
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/dma/dma-simple.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,873 @@
> > +/*
> > + * Simple dmaengine driver library
> > + *
> > + * extracted from shdma.c
> > + *
> > + * Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>
> > + * Copyright (C) 2009 Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu.nobuhiro@...esas.com>
> > + * Copyright (C) 2009 Renesas Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.
> > + * Copyright (C) 2007 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All rights reserved.
> > + *
> > + * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> > + * it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
> > + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> > + */
> > +
> > +#include <linux/delay.h>
> > +#include <linux/dma-simple.h>
> > +#include <linux/dmaengine.h>
> > +#include <linux/init.h>
> > +#include <linux/interrupt.h>
> > +#include <linux/module.h>
> > +#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
> > +#include <linux/slab.h>
> > +#include <linux/spinlock.h>
> > +
> > +/* DMA descriptor control */
> > +enum simple_desc_status {
> > +	DESC_IDLE,
> > +	DESC_PREPARED,
> > +	DESC_SUBMITTED,
> > +	DESC_COMPLETED,	/* completed, have to call callback */
> > +	DESC_WAITING,	/* callback called, waiting for ack / re-submit */
> > +};
> why do you need to keep track of descriptor status?

Because descriptors in different states can be present on the same queue 
and you have to differentiate between them, when traversing the list.

> > +
> > +#define NR_DESCS_PER_CHANNEL 32
> > +
> > +#define to_simple_chan(c) container_of(c, struct dma_simple_chan, dma_chan)
> > +#define to_simple_dev(d) container_of(d, struct dma_simple_dev, dma_dev)
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * For slave DMA we assume, that there is a finite number of DMA slaves in the
> > + * system, and that each such slave can only use a finite number of channels.
> > + * We use slave channel IDs to make sure, that no such slave channel ID is
> > + * allocated more than once.
> > + */
> > +static unsigned int slave_num = 256;
> > +module_param(slave_num, uint, 0444);
> > +
> > +/* A bitmask with slave_num bits */
> > +static unsigned long *simple_slave_used;
> > +
> > +/* Called under spin_lock_irq(&schan->chan_lock") */
> > +static void simple_chan_xfer_ld_queue(struct dma_simple_chan *schan)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_dev *sdev = to_simple_dev(schan->dma_chan.device);
> > +	const struct dma_simple_ops *ops = sdev->ops;
> > +	struct dma_simple_desc *sdesc;
> > +
> > +	/* DMA work check */
> > +	if (ops->channel_busy(schan))
> > +		return;
> > +
> > +	/* Find the first not transferred descriptor */
> > +	list_for_each_entry(sdesc, &schan->ld_queue, node)
> > +		if (sdesc->mark == DESC_SUBMITTED) {
> > +			ops->start_xfer(schan, sdesc);
> > +			break;
> > +		}
> > +}
> > +
> > +static dma_cookie_t simple_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_desc *chunk, *c, *desc =
> > +		container_of(tx, struct dma_simple_desc, async_tx),
> > +		*last = desc;
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan *schan = to_simple_chan(tx->chan);
> > +	struct dma_simple_slave *slave = tx->chan->private;
> prive is masked depricated, os this needs to be removed.

Right, it would be best to first merge patch "[PATCH/RFC] dmaengine: add a 
slave parameter to __dma_request_channel()" and then port this library on 
top of it, then private will not be used any more.

> Any slave config should be extracted from dma_lsave_config only... Do
> you anything more than which is provided there??

I don't think the dmaengine_slave_config() API is very well suitable for 
our situation. The problem is, that on sh-mobile not all DMA controllers 
support all functions. E.g., sh7372 has two dedicated USB DMA controllers, 
that otherwise are fully compatible with other DMA controllers on that 
platforms. If a client requests a channel for a USB slave and gets back a 
channel on one of other DMAC instances, issuing dmaengine_slave_config() 
with a USB configuration, obviously, will not work. Similarly, if a client 
would try to allocate a non-USB channel on a USB controller. So, it is 
best to be able to decide at dma_request_channel() time, whether and from 
which controller this slave channel request can be satisfied.

> > +	dma_async_tx_callback callback = tx->callback;
> > +	dma_cookie_t cookie;
> > +	bool power_up;
> > +
> > +	spin_lock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +	power_up = list_empty(&schan->ld_queue);
> > +
> > +	cookie = schan->dma_chan.cookie + 1;
> > +	if (cookie < 0)
> > +		cookie = 1;
> > +
> > +	schan->dma_chan.cookie = cookie;
> > +	tx->cookie = cookie;
> > +
> > +	/* Mark all chunks of this descriptor as submitted, move to the queue */
> > +	list_for_each_entry_safe(chunk, c, desc->node.prev, node) {
> > +		/*
> > +		 * All chunks are on the global ld_free, so, we have to find
> > +		 * the end of the chain ourselves
> > +		 */
> > +		if (chunk != desc && (chunk->mark == DESC_IDLE ||
> > +				      chunk->async_tx.cookie > 0 ||
> > +				      chunk->async_tx.cookie == -EBUSY ||
> > +				      &chunk->node == &schan->ld_free))
> > +			break;
> > +		chunk->mark = DESC_SUBMITTED;
> > +		/* Callback goes to the last chunk */
> > +		chunk->async_tx.callback = NULL;
> > +		chunk->cookie = cookie;
> > +		list_move_tail(&chunk->node, &schan->ld_queue);
> > +		last = chunk;
> > +
> > +		dev_dbg(schan->dev, "submit #%d@%p on %d\n",
> > +			tx->cookie, &last->async_tx, schan->id);
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	last->async_tx.callback = callback;
> > +	last->async_tx.callback_param = tx->callback_param;
> > +
> > +	if (power_up) {
> > +		int ret;
> > +		schan->pm_state = DMA_SIMPLE_PM_BUSY;
> > +
> > +		ret = pm_runtime_get(schan->dev);
> > +
> > +		spin_unlock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +		if (ret < 0)
> > +			dev_err(schan->dev, "%s(): GET = %d\n", __func__, ret);
> > +
> > +		pm_runtime_barrier(schan->dev);
> > +
> > +		spin_lock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +		/* Have we been reset, while waiting? */
> > +		if (schan->pm_state != DMA_SIMPLE_PM_ESTABLISHED) {
> > +			struct dma_simple_dev *sdev =
> > +				to_simple_dev(schan->dma_chan.device);
> > +			const struct dma_simple_ops *ops = sdev->ops;
> > +			dev_dbg(schan->dev, "Bring up channel %d\n",
> > +				schan->id);
> > +			/*
> > +			 * TODO: .xfer_setup() might fail on some platforms.
> > +			 * Make it int then, on error remove chunks from the
> > +			 * queue again
> > +			 */
> > +			ops->setup_xfer(schan, slave);
> > +
> > +			if (schan->pm_state == DMA_SIMPLE_PM_PENDING)
> > +				simple_chan_xfer_ld_queue(schan);
> > +			schan->pm_state = DMA_SIMPLE_PM_ESTABLISHED;
> > +		}
> > +	} else {
> > +		/*
> > +		 * Tell .device_issue_pending() not to run the queue, interrupts
> > +		 * will do it anyway
> > +		 */
> > +		schan->pm_state = DMA_SIMPLE_PM_PENDING;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	spin_unlock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +	return cookie;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/* Called with desc_lock held */
> > +static struct dma_simple_desc *simple_get_desc(struct dma_simple_chan *schan)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_desc *sdesc;
> > +
> > +	list_for_each_entry(sdesc, &schan->ld_free, node)
> > +		if (sdesc->mark != DESC_PREPARED) {
> > +			BUG_ON(sdesc->mark != DESC_IDLE);
> > +			list_del(&sdesc->node);
> > +			return sdesc;
> > +		}
> > +
> > +	return NULL;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int simple_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan *schan = to_simple_chan(chan);
> > +	struct dma_simple_dev *sdev = to_simple_dev(schan->dma_chan.device);
> > +	const struct dma_simple_ops *ops = sdev->ops;
> > +	struct dma_simple_desc *desc;
> > +	struct dma_simple_slave *slave = chan->private;
> > +	int ret, i;
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * This relies on the guarantee from dmaengine that alloc_chan_resources
> > +	 * never runs concurrently with itself or free_chan_resources.
> > +	 */
> > +	if (slave) {
> > +		if (test_and_set_bit(slave->slave_id, simple_slave_used)) {
> > +			ret = -EBUSY;
> > +			goto etestused;
> > +		}
> > +
> > +		ret = ops->set_slave(schan, slave);
> > +		if (ret < 0)
> > +			goto esetslave;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	schan->desc = kcalloc(NR_DESCS_PER_CHANNEL,
> > +			      sdev->desc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
> > +	if (!schan->desc) {
> > +		ret = -ENOMEM;
> > +		goto edescalloc;
> > +	}
> > +	schan->desc_num = NR_DESCS_PER_CHANNEL;
> > +
> > +	for (i = 0; i < NR_DESCS_PER_CHANNEL; i++) {
> > +		desc = ops->embedded_desc(schan->desc, i);
> > +		dma_async_tx_descriptor_init(&desc->async_tx,
> > +					     &schan->dma_chan);
> > +		desc->async_tx.tx_submit = simple_tx_submit;
> > +		desc->mark = DESC_IDLE;
> > +
> > +		list_add(&desc->node, &schan->ld_free);
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	return NR_DESCS_PER_CHANNEL;
> > +
> > +edescalloc:
> > +	if (slave)
> > +esetslave:
> > +		clear_bit(slave->slave_id, simple_slave_used);
> > +etestused:
> > +	chan->private = NULL;
> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> Typically chan allocation involves some kind of hand shaking between the
> client and dmac which typically is arch specfic. If we want to make this
> a truly independent library, then I think we should move allocation to
> driver and let them allocate the required channel. The library by
> definition is to _help_ for sg transfers so it should just create a
> library of APIs to call which manage the sg transfer when not supported
> by dmac.

Again, that's also something, that should be handled by the proposed 
patch. With it any additional information, required to configure the 
controller and / or the channel for the slave operation is passed already 
to the allocation routine. Then, hopefully, no additional handshaking 
would be needed.

> > +
> > +static dma_async_tx_callback __ld_cleanup(struct dma_simple_chan *schan, bool all)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_desc *desc, *_desc;
> > +	/* Is the "exposed" head of a chain acked? */
> > +	bool head_acked = false;
> > +	dma_cookie_t cookie = 0;
> > +	dma_async_tx_callback callback = NULL;
> > +	void *param = NULL;
> > +	unsigned long flags;
> > +
> > +	spin_lock_irqsave(&schan->chan_lock, flags);
> > +	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &schan->ld_queue, node) {
> > +		struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx = &desc->async_tx;
> > +
> > +		BUG_ON(tx->cookie > 0 && tx->cookie != desc->cookie);
> > +		BUG_ON(desc->mark != DESC_SUBMITTED &&
> > +		       desc->mark != DESC_COMPLETED &&
> > +		       desc->mark != DESC_WAITING);
> > +
> > +		/*
> > +		 * queue is ordered, and we use this loop to (1) clean up all
> > +		 * completed descriptors, and to (2) update descriptor flags of
> > +		 * any chunks in a (partially) completed chain
> > +		 */
> > +		if (!all && desc->mark == DESC_SUBMITTED &&
> > +		    desc->cookie != cookie)
> > +			break;
> > +
> > +		if (tx->cookie > 0)
> > +			cookie = tx->cookie;
> > +
> > +		if (desc->mark == DESC_COMPLETED && desc->chunks == 1) {
> > +			if (schan->completed_cookie != desc->cookie - 1)
> > +				dev_dbg(schan->dev,
> > +					"Completing cookie %d, expected %d\n",
> > +					desc->cookie,
> > +					schan->completed_cookie + 1);
> > +			schan->completed_cookie = desc->cookie;
> > +		}
> > +
> > +		/* Call callback on the last chunk */
> > +		if (desc->mark == DESC_COMPLETED && tx->callback) {
> > +			desc->mark = DESC_WAITING;
> > +			callback = tx->callback;
> > +			param = tx->callback_param;
> > +			dev_dbg(schan->dev, "descriptor #%d@%p on %d callback\n",
> > +				tx->cookie, tx, schan->id);
> > +			BUG_ON(desc->chunks != 1);
> > +			break;
> > +		}
> > +
> > +		if (tx->cookie > 0 || tx->cookie == -EBUSY) {
> > +			if (desc->mark == DESC_COMPLETED) {
> > +				BUG_ON(tx->cookie < 0);
> > +				desc->mark = DESC_WAITING;
> > +			}
> > +			head_acked = async_tx_test_ack(tx);
> > +		} else {
> > +			switch (desc->mark) {
> > +			case DESC_COMPLETED:
> > +				desc->mark = DESC_WAITING;
> > +				/* Fall through */
> > +			case DESC_WAITING:
> > +				if (head_acked)
> > +					async_tx_ack(&desc->async_tx);
> > +			}
> > +		}
> > +
> > +		dev_dbg(schan->dev, "descriptor %p #%d completed.\n",
> > +			tx, tx->cookie);
> > +
> > +		if (((desc->mark == DESC_COMPLETED ||
> > +		      desc->mark == DESC_WAITING) &&
> > +		     async_tx_test_ack(&desc->async_tx)) || all) {
> > +			/* Remove from ld_queue list */
> > +			desc->mark = DESC_IDLE;
> > +
> > +			list_move(&desc->node, &schan->ld_free);
> > +
> > +			if (list_empty(&schan->ld_queue)) {
> > +				dev_dbg(schan->dev, "Bring down channel %d\n", schan->id);
> > +				pm_runtime_put(schan->dev);
> > +				schan->pm_state = DMA_SIMPLE_PM_ESTABLISHED;
> > +			}
> > +		}
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (all && !callback)
> > +		/*
> > +		 * Terminating and the loop completed normally: forgive
> > +		 * uncompleted cookies
> > +		 */
> > +		schan->completed_cookie = schan->dma_chan.cookie;
> > +
> > +	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&schan->chan_lock, flags);
> > +
> > +	if (callback)
> > +		callback(param);
> > +
> > +	return callback;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * simple_chan_ld_cleanup - Clean up link descriptors
> > + *
> > + * Clean up the ld_queue of DMA channel.
> > + */
> > +static void simple_chan_ld_cleanup(struct dma_simple_chan *schan, bool all)
> > +{
> > +	while (__ld_cleanup(schan, all))
> > +		;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * simple_free_chan_resources - Free all resources of the channel.
> > + */
> > +static void simple_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan *schan = to_simple_chan(chan);
> > +	struct dma_simple_dev *sdev = to_simple_dev(chan->device);
> > +	const struct dma_simple_ops *ops = sdev->ops;
> > +	LIST_HEAD(list);
> > +
> > +	/* Protect against ISR */
> > +	spin_lock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +	ops->halt_channel(schan);
> > +	spin_unlock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +	/* Now no new interrupts will occur */
> > +
> > +	/* Prepared and not submitted descriptors can still be on the queue */
> > +	if (!list_empty(&schan->ld_queue))
> > +		simple_chan_ld_cleanup(schan, true);
> > +
> > +	if (chan->private) {
> > +		/* The caller is holding dma_list_mutex */
> > +		struct dma_simple_slave *slave = chan->private;
> > +		clear_bit(slave->slave_id, simple_slave_used);
> > +		chan->private = NULL;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	spin_lock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +	list_splice_init(&schan->ld_free, &list);
> > +	schan->desc_num = 0;
> > +
> > +	spin_unlock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +	kfree(schan->desc);
> > +}
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * simple_add_desc - get, set up and return one transfer descriptor
> > + * @schan:	DMA channel
> > + * @flags:	DMA transfer flags
> > + * @dst:	destination DMA address, incremented when direction equals
> > + *		DMA_DEV_TO_MEM or DMA_MEM_TO_MEM
> > + * @src:	source DMA address, incremented when direction equals
> > + *		DMA_MEM_TO_DEV or DMA_MEM_TO_MEM
> > + * @len:	DMA transfer length
> > + * @first:	if NULL, set to the current descriptor and cookie set to -EBUSY
> > + * @direction:	needed for slave DMA to decide which address to keep constant,
> > + *		equals DMA_MEM_TO_MEM for MEMCPY
> > + * Returns 0 or an error
> > + * Locks: called with desc_lock held
> > + */
> > +static struct dma_simple_desc *simple_add_desc(struct dma_simple_chan *schan,
> > +	unsigned long flags, dma_addr_t *dst, dma_addr_t *src, size_t *len,
> > +	struct dma_simple_desc **first, enum dma_transfer_direction direction)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_dev *sdev = to_simple_dev(schan->dma_chan.device);
> > +	const struct dma_simple_ops *ops = sdev->ops;
> > +	struct dma_simple_desc *new;
> > +	size_t copy_size = *len;
> > +
> > +	if (!copy_size)
> > +		return NULL;
> > +
> > +	/* Allocate the link descriptor from the free list */
> > +	new = simple_get_desc(schan);
> > +	if (!new) {
> > +		dev_err(schan->dev, "No free link descriptor available\n");
> > +		return NULL;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	ops->desc_setup(schan, new, *src, *dst, &copy_size);
> > +
> > +	if (!*first) {
> > +		/* First desc */
> > +		new->async_tx.cookie = -EBUSY;
> > +		*first = new;
> > +	} else {
> > +		/* Other desc - invisible to the user */
> > +		new->async_tx.cookie = -EINVAL;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	dev_dbg(schan->dev,
> > +		"chaining (%u/%u)@%x -> %x with %p, cookie %d\n",
> > +		copy_size, *len, *src, *dst, &new->async_tx,
> > +		new->async_tx.cookie);
> > +
> > +	new->mark = DESC_PREPARED;
> > +	new->async_tx.flags = flags;
> > +	new->direction = direction;
> > +
> > +	*len -= copy_size;
> > +	if (direction == DMA_MEM_TO_MEM || direction == DMA_MEM_TO_DEV)
> > +		*src += copy_size;
> > +	if (direction == DMA_MEM_TO_MEM || direction == DMA_DEV_TO_MEM)
> > +		*dst += copy_size;
> > +
> > +	return new;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * simple_prep_sg - prepare transfer descriptors from an SG list
> > + *
> > + * Common routine for public (MEMCPY) and slave DMA. The MEMCPY case is also
> > + * converted to scatter-gather to guarantee consistent locking and a correct
> > + * list manipulation. For slave DMA direction carries the usual meaning, and,
> > + * logically, the SG list is RAM and the addr variable contains slave address,
> > + * e.g., the FIFO I/O register. For MEMCPY direction equals DMA_MEM_TO_MEM
> > + * and the SG list contains only one element and points at the source buffer.
> > + */
> > +static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *simple_prep_sg(struct dma_simple_chan *schan,
> > +	struct scatterlist *sgl, unsigned int sg_len, dma_addr_t *addr,
> > +	enum dma_transfer_direction direction, unsigned long flags)
> > +{
> > +	struct scatterlist *sg;
> > +	struct dma_simple_desc *first = NULL, *new = NULL /* compiler... */;
> > +	LIST_HEAD(tx_list);
> > +	int chunks = 0;
> > +	unsigned long irq_flags;
> > +	int i;
> > +
> > +	for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sg_len, i)
> > +		chunks += DIV_ROUND_UP(sg_dma_len(sg), schan->max_xfer_len);
> > +
> > +	/* Have to lock the whole loop to protect against concurrent release */
> > +	spin_lock_irqsave(&schan->chan_lock, irq_flags);
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Chaining:
> > +	 * first descriptor is what user is dealing with in all API calls, its
> > +	 *	cookie is at first set to -EBUSY, at tx-submit to a positive
> > +	 *	number
> > +	 * if more than one chunk is needed further chunks have cookie = -EINVAL
> > +	 * the last chunk, if not equal to the first, has cookie = -ENOSPC
> > +	 * all chunks are linked onto the tx_list head with their .node heads
> > +	 *	only during this function, then they are immediately spliced
> > +	 *	back onto the free list in form of a chain
> > +	 */
> > +	for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sg_len, i) {
> > +		dma_addr_t sg_addr = sg_dma_address(sg);
> > +		size_t len = sg_dma_len(sg);
> > +
> > +		if (!len)
> > +			goto err_get_desc;
> > +
> > +		do {
> > +			dev_dbg(schan->dev, "Add SG #%d@%p[%d], dma %llx\n",
> > +				i, sg, len, (unsigned long long)sg_addr);
> > +
> > +			if (direction == DMA_DEV_TO_MEM)
> > +				new = simple_add_desc(schan, flags,
> > +						&sg_addr, addr, &len, &first,
> > +						direction);
> > +			else
> > +				new = simple_add_desc(schan, flags,
> > +						addr, &sg_addr, &len, &first,
> > +						direction);
> > +			if (!new)
> > +				goto err_get_desc;
> > +
> > +			new->chunks = chunks--;
> > +			list_add_tail(&new->node, &tx_list);
> > +		} while (len);
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (new != first)
> > +		new->async_tx.cookie = -ENOSPC;
> > +
> > +	/* Put them back on the free list, so, they don't get lost */
> > +	list_splice_tail(&tx_list, &schan->ld_free);
> > +
> > +	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&schan->chan_lock, irq_flags);
> > +
> > +	return &first->async_tx;
> > +
> > +err_get_desc:
> > +	list_for_each_entry(new, &tx_list, node)
> > +		new->mark = DESC_IDLE;
> > +	list_splice(&tx_list, &schan->ld_free);
> > +
> > +	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&schan->chan_lock, irq_flags);
> > +
> > +	return NULL;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *simple_prep_memcpy(
> > +	struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t dma_dest, dma_addr_t dma_src,
> > +	size_t len, unsigned long flags)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan *schan = to_simple_chan(chan);
> > +	struct scatterlist sg;
> > +
> > +	if (!chan || !len)
> > +		return NULL;
> > +
> > +	BUG_ON(!schan->desc_num);
> > +
> > +	sg_init_table(&sg, 1);
> > +	sg_set_page(&sg, pfn_to_page(PFN_DOWN(dma_src)), len,
> > +		    offset_in_page(dma_src));
> > +	sg_dma_address(&sg) = dma_src;
> > +	sg_dma_len(&sg) = len;
> > +
> > +	return simple_prep_sg(schan, &sg, 1, &dma_dest, DMA_MEM_TO_MEM, flags);
> > +}
> mempcy is a single transfer why should this go thru library?
> got sg_memcpy yes, but otherwise NO

This allows to unify the transfer (descriptor) handling also for cases, 
when the user is requesting too large a transfer, that has to be split 
internally in the driver into several transfers.

> > +
> > +static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *simple_prep_slave_sg(
> > +	struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl, unsigned int sg_len,
> > +	enum dma_transfer_direction direction, unsigned long flags)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan *schan = to_simple_chan(chan);
> > +	struct dma_simple_dev *sdev = to_simple_dev(schan->dma_chan.device);
> > +	const struct dma_simple_ops *ops = sdev->ops;
> > +	struct dma_simple_slave *slave = chan->private;
> > +	dma_addr_t slave_addr;
> > +
> > +	if (!chan)
> > +		return NULL;
> > +
> > +	BUG_ON(!schan->desc_num);
> > +
> > +	/* Someone calling slave DMA on a generic channel? */
> > +	if (!slave || !sg_len) {
> > +		dev_warn(schan->dev, "%s: bad parameter: %p, %d, %d\n",
> > +			 __func__, slave, sg_len, slave ? slave->slave_id : -1);
> > +		return NULL;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	slave_addr = ops->slave_addr(schan);
> > +
> > +	return simple_prep_sg(schan, sgl, sg_len, &slave_addr,
> > +			      direction, flags);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int simple_control(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd,
> > +			  unsigned long arg)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan *schan = to_simple_chan(chan);
> > +	struct dma_simple_dev *sdev = to_simple_dev(chan->device);
> > +	const struct dma_simple_ops *ops = sdev->ops;
> > +	unsigned long flags;
> > +
> > +	/* Only supports DMA_TERMINATE_ALL */
> > +	if (cmd != DMA_TERMINATE_ALL)
> > +		return -ENXIO;
> nope, you should check from respective dmac...

Well, right, some drivers might implement more. So, our choice is either 
to preemptively prepare code to handle those, or wait until such drivers 
surface and wish to use this library, then we can extend it to handle 
those too.

> > +
> > +	if (!chan)
> > +		return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > +	spin_lock_irqsave(&schan->chan_lock, flags);
> > +
> > +	ops->halt_channel(schan);
> > +
> > +	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&schan->chan_lock, flags);
> > +
> > +	simple_chan_ld_cleanup(schan, true);
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void simple_issue_pending(struct dma_chan *chan)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan *schan = to_simple_chan(chan);
> > +
> > +	spin_lock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +	if (schan->pm_state == DMA_SIMPLE_PM_ESTABLISHED)
> > +		simple_chan_xfer_ld_queue(schan);
> > +	else
> > +		schan->pm_state = DMA_SIMPLE_PM_PENDING;
> > +	spin_unlock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static enum dma_status simple_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan,
> > +					dma_cookie_t cookie,
> > +					struct dma_tx_state *txstate)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan *schan = to_simple_chan(chan);
> > +	dma_cookie_t last_used;
> > +	dma_cookie_t last_complete;
> > +	enum dma_status status;
> > +	unsigned long flags;
> > +
> > +	simple_chan_ld_cleanup(schan, false);
> > +
> > +	/* First read completed cookie to avoid a skew */
> > +	last_complete = schan->completed_cookie;
> > +	rmb();
> > +	last_used = chan->cookie;
> > +	BUG_ON(last_complete < 0);
> > +	dma_set_tx_state(txstate, last_complete, last_used, 0);
> > +
> > +	spin_lock_irqsave(&schan->chan_lock, flags);
> > +
> > +	status = dma_async_is_complete(cookie, last_complete, last_used);
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * If we don't find cookie on the queue, it has been aborted and we have
> > +	 * to report error
> > +	 */
> > +	if (status != DMA_SUCCESS) {
> > +		struct dma_simple_desc *sdesc;
> > +		status = DMA_ERROR;
> > +		list_for_each_entry(sdesc, &schan->ld_queue, node)
> > +			if (sdesc->cookie == cookie) {
> > +				status = DMA_IN_PROGRESS;
> > +				break;
> > +			}
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&schan->chan_lock, flags);
> > +
> > +	return status;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/* Called from error IRQ or NMI */
> > +bool dma_simple_reset(struct dma_simple_dev *sdev)
> > +{
> > +	const struct dma_simple_ops *ops = sdev->ops;
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan *schan;
> > +	unsigned int handled = 0;
> > +	int i;
> > +
> > +	/* Reset all channels */
> > +	dma_simple_for_each_chan(schan, sdev, i) {
> > +		struct dma_simple_desc *sdesc;
> > +		LIST_HEAD(dl);
> > +
> > +		if (!schan)
> > +			continue;
> > +
> > +		spin_lock(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +		/* Stop the channel */
> > +		ops->halt_channel(schan);
> > +
> > +		list_splice_init(&schan->ld_queue, &dl);
> > +
> > +		if (!list_empty(&dl)) {
> > +			dev_dbg(schan->dev, "Bring down channel %d\n", schan->id);
> > +			pm_runtime_put(schan->dev);
> > +		}
> > +		schan->pm_state = DMA_SIMPLE_PM_ESTABLISHED;
> > +
> > +		spin_unlock(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +		/* Complete all  */
> > +		list_for_each_entry(sdesc, &dl, node) {
> > +			struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx = &sdesc->async_tx;
> > +			sdesc->mark = DESC_IDLE;
> > +			if (tx->callback)
> > +				tx->callback(tx->callback_param);
> > +		}
> > +
> > +		spin_lock(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +		list_splice(&dl, &schan->ld_free);
> > +		spin_unlock(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +		handled++;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	return !!handled;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_simple_reset);
> > +
> > +static irqreturn_t chan_irq(int irq, void *dev)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan *schan = dev;
> > +	const struct dma_simple_ops *ops =
> > +		to_simple_dev(schan->dma_chan.device)->ops;
> > +	irqreturn_t ret;
> > +
> > +	spin_lock(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +	ret = ops->chan_irq(schan, irq) ? IRQ_WAKE_THREAD : IRQ_NONE;
> > +
> > +	spin_unlock(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static irqreturn_t chan_irqt(int irq, void *dev)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan *schan = dev;
> > +	const struct dma_simple_ops *ops =
> > +		to_simple_dev(schan->dma_chan.device)->ops;
> > +	struct dma_simple_desc *sdesc;
> > +
> > +	spin_lock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +	list_for_each_entry(sdesc, &schan->ld_queue, node) {
> > +		if (sdesc->mark == DESC_SUBMITTED &&
> > +		    ops->desc_completed(schan, sdesc)) {
> > +			dev_dbg(schan->dev, "done #%d@%p\n",
> > +				sdesc->async_tx.cookie, &sdesc->async_tx);
> > +			sdesc->mark = DESC_COMPLETED;
> > +			break;
> > +		}
> > +	}
> > +	/* Next desc */
> > +	simple_chan_xfer_ld_queue(schan);
> > +	spin_unlock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +	simple_chan_ld_cleanup(schan, false);
> > +
> > +	return IRQ_HANDLED;
> > +}
> > +
> > +int dma_simple_request_irq(struct dma_simple_chan *schan, int irq,
> > +			   unsigned long flags, const char *name)
> > +{
> > +	int ret = request_threaded_irq(irq, chan_irq, chan_irqt,
> > +				       flags, name, schan);
> > +
> > +	schan->irq = ret < 0 ? ret : irq;
> > +
> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_simple_request_irq);
> > +
> > +void dma_simple_free_irq(struct dma_simple_chan *schan)
> > +{
> > +	if (schan->irq >= 0)
> > +		free_irq(schan->irq, schan);
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_simple_free_irq);
> why would you use the irq here?? That should be handled by respective
> dmac. Also, the library should just setup callbacks for descriptor and
> use them to manage the descriptors for sg mode.

Please, see below.

> > +
> > +void dma_simple_chan_probe(struct dma_simple_dev *sdev,
> > +			   struct dma_simple_chan *schan, int id)
> > +{
> > +	schan->pm_state = DMA_SIMPLE_PM_ESTABLISHED;
> > +
> > +	/* reference struct dma_device */
> > +	schan->dma_chan.device = &sdev->dma_dev;
> > +
> > +	schan->dev = sdev->dma_dev.dev;
> > +	schan->id = id;
> > +
> > +	if (!schan->max_xfer_len)
> > +		schan->max_xfer_len = PAGE_SIZE;
> > +
> > +	spin_lock_init(&schan->chan_lock);
> > +
> > +	/* Init descripter manage list */
> > +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&schan->ld_queue);
> > +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&schan->ld_free);
> > +
> > +	/* Add the channel to DMA device channel list */
> > +	list_add_tail(&schan->dma_chan.device_node,
> > +			&sdev->dma_dev.channels);
> > +	sdev->schan[sdev->dma_dev.chancnt++] = schan;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_simple_chan_probe);
> > +
> > +void dma_simple_chan_remove(struct dma_simple_chan *schan)
> > +{
> > +	list_del(&schan->dma_chan.device_node);
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_simple_chan_remove);
> > +
> > +int dma_simple_init(struct device *dev, struct dma_simple_dev *sdev,
> > +		    int chan_num)
> > +{
> > +	struct dma_device *dma_dev = &sdev->dma_dev;
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Require all call-backs for now, they can trivially be made optional
> > +	 * later as required
> > +	 */
> > +	if (!sdev->ops ||
> > +	    !sdev->desc_size ||
> > +	    !sdev->ops->embedded_desc ||
> > +	    !sdev->ops->start_xfer ||
> > +	    !sdev->ops->setup_xfer ||
> > +	    !sdev->ops->set_slave ||
> > +	    !sdev->ops->desc_setup ||
> > +	    !sdev->ops->slave_addr ||
> > +	    !sdev->ops->channel_busy ||
> > +	    !sdev->ops->halt_channel ||
> > +	    !sdev->ops->desc_completed)
> > +		return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > +	sdev->schan = kcalloc(chan_num, sizeof(*sdev->schan), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +	if (!sdev->schan)
> > +		return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dma_dev->channels);
> > +
> > +	/* Common and MEMCPY operations */
> > +	dma_dev->device_alloc_chan_resources
> > +		= simple_alloc_chan_resources;
> > +	dma_dev->device_free_chan_resources = simple_free_chan_resources;
> > +	dma_dev->device_prep_dma_memcpy = simple_prep_memcpy;
> > +	dma_dev->device_tx_status = simple_tx_status;
> > +	dma_dev->device_issue_pending = simple_issue_pending;
> > +
> > +	/* Compulsory for DMA_SLAVE fields */
> > +	dma_dev->device_prep_slave_sg = simple_prep_slave_sg;
> > +	dma_dev->device_control = simple_control;
> > +
> > +	dma_dev->dev = dev;
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_simple_init);
> > +
> > +void dma_simple_cleanup(struct dma_simple_dev *sdev)
> > +{
> > +	kfree(sdev->schan);
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_simple_cleanup);
> > +
> > +static int __init dma_simple_enter(void)
> > +{
> > +	simple_slave_used = kzalloc(DIV_ROUND_UP(slave_num, BITS_PER_LONG) *
> > +				    sizeof(long), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +	if (!simple_slave_used)
> > +		return -ENOMEM;
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +module_init(dma_simple_enter);
> > +
> > +static void __exit dma_simple_exit(void)
> > +{
> > +	kfree(simple_slave_used);
> > +}
> > +module_exit(dma_simple_exit);
> > +
> > +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> > +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Simple dmaengine driver library");
> > +MODULE_AUTHOR("Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>");
> > diff --git a/include/linux/dma-simple.h b/include/linux/dma-simple.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..5336674
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/linux/dma-simple.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
> > +/*
> > + * Simple dmaengine driver library
> > + *
> > + * extracted from shdma.c and headers
> > + *
> > + * Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>
> > + * Copyright (C) 2009 Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu.nobuhiro@...esas.com>
> > + * Copyright (C) 2009 Renesas Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.
> > + * Copyright (C) 2007 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All rights reserved.
> > + *
> > + * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> > + * it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
> > + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> > + */
> > +
> > +#ifndef DMA_SIMPLE_H
> > +#define DMA_SIMPLE_H
> > +
> > +#include <linux/dmaengine.h>
> > +#include <linux/interrupt.h>
> > +#include <linux/list.h>
> > +#include <linux/types.h>
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * dma_simple_pm_state - DMA channel PM state
> > + * DMA_SIMPLE_PM_ESTABLISHED:	either idle or during data transfer
> > + * DMA_SIMPLE_PM_BUSY:		during the transfer preparation, when we have to
> > + *				drop the lock temporarily
> > + * DMA_SIMPLE_PM_PENDING:	transfers pending
> > + */
> > +enum dma_simple_pm_state {
> > +	DMA_SIMPLE_PM_ESTABLISHED,
> > +	DMA_SIMPLE_PM_BUSY,
> > +	DMA_SIMPLE_PM_PENDING,
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct device;
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Drivers, using this library are expected to embed struct dma_simple_dev,
> > + * struct dma_simple_chan, struct dma_simple_desc, and struct dma_simple_slave
> > + * in their respective device, channel, descriptor and slave objects.
> > + */
> > +
> > +struct dma_simple_slave {
> > +	unsigned int slave_id;
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct dma_simple_desc {
> > +	struct list_head node;
> > +	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor async_tx;
> > +	enum dma_transfer_direction direction;
> > +	dma_cookie_t cookie;
> > +	int chunks;
> > +	int mark;
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct dma_simple_chan {
> > +	dma_cookie_t completed_cookie;	/* The maximum cookie completed */
> > +	spinlock_t chan_lock;		/* Channel operation lock */
> > +	struct list_head ld_queue;	/* Link descriptors queue */
> > +	struct list_head ld_free;	/* Free link descriptors */
> > +	struct dma_chan dma_chan;	/* DMA channel */
> > +	struct device *dev;		/* Channel device */
> > +	void *desc;			/* buffer for descriptor array */
> > +	int desc_num;			/* desc count */
> > +	size_t max_xfer_len;		/* max transfer length */
> > +	int id;				/* Raw id of this channel */
> > +	int irq;			/* Channel IRQ */
> > +	enum dma_simple_pm_state pm_state;
> > +};
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * struct dma_simple_ops - simple DMA driver operations
> > + * desc_completed:	return true, if this is the descriptor, that just has
> > + *			completed (atomic)
> > + * halt_channel:	stop DMA channel operation (atomic)
> > + * channel_busy:	return true, if the channel is busy (atomic)
> > + * slave_addr:		return slave DMA address
> > + * desc_setup:		set up the hardware specific descriptor portion (atomic)
> > + * set_slave:		bind channel to a slave
> > + * setup_xfer:		configure channel hardware for operation (atomic)
> > + * start_xfer:		start the DMA transfer (atomic)
> > + * embedded_desc:	return Nth struct dma_simple_desc pointer from the
> > + *			descriptor array
> > + * chan_irq:		process channel IRQ, return true if a transfer has
> > + *			completed (atomic)
> > + */
> > +struct dma_simple_ops {
> > +	bool (*desc_completed)(struct dma_simple_chan *, struct dma_simple_desc *);
> > +	void (*halt_channel)(struct dma_simple_chan *);
> > +	bool (*channel_busy)(struct dma_simple_chan *);
> > +	dma_addr_t (*slave_addr)(struct dma_simple_chan *);
> > +	int (*desc_setup)(struct dma_simple_chan *, struct dma_simple_desc *,
> > +			  dma_addr_t, dma_addr_t, size_t *);
> > +	int (*set_slave)(struct dma_simple_chan *, struct dma_simple_slave *);
> > +	void (*setup_xfer)(struct dma_simple_chan *, struct dma_simple_slave *);
> > +	void (*start_xfer)(struct dma_simple_chan *, struct dma_simple_desc *);
> > +	struct dma_simple_desc *(*embedded_desc)(void *, int);
> > +	bool (*chan_irq)(struct dma_simple_chan *, int);
> > +};
> again so many callbacks... are they really required!!

Yes, they are all used, therefore they are required.

> > +
> > +struct dma_simple_dev {
> > +	struct dma_device dma_dev;
> > +	struct dma_simple_chan **schan;
> > +	const struct dma_simple_ops *ops;
> > +	size_t desc_size;
> > +};
> > +
> > +#define dma_simple_for_each_chan(c, d, i) for (i = 0, c = (d)->schan[0]; \
> > +				i < (d)->dma_dev.chancnt; c = (d)->schan[++i])
> > +
> > +int dma_simple_request_irq(struct dma_simple_chan *, int,
> > +			   unsigned long, const char *);
> > +void dma_simple_free_irq(struct dma_simple_chan *);
> > +bool dma_simple_reset(struct dma_simple_dev *sdev);
> > +void dma_simple_chan_probe(struct dma_simple_dev *sdev,
> > +			   struct dma_simple_chan *schan, int id);
> > +void dma_simple_chan_remove(struct dma_simple_chan *schan);
> > +int dma_simple_init(struct device *dev, struct dma_simple_dev *sdev,
> > +		    int chan_num);
> > +void dma_simple_cleanup(struct dma_simple_dev *sdev);
> > +
> > +#endif
> 
> Now I am confused on the intent of this library. It was proposed for
> helping dmacs like sh-mobile to support sg transfers in software which
> are not supported by hardware, but it seems this library is doing _much_
> more.
> IMHO, it should get inserted between dmaengine APIs and client driver,
> _only_ for sg transfers. The channel allocation etc belong to dmac.
> Further, the library should get notified by dmac based on the callbacks
> set for descriptor and then should call native driver while submitting
> the next one in queue...
> Rest of the stuff (if required) would not be generic and probably should
> be in arch specific directory.

Ok, let me explain a bit more the intensions of this library. You're 
right, it is indeed doing more than just descriptor list manipulations. 
But the list handling is the most complex part of the library, which is 
why I advertised it as a library for aiding in that.

As a matter of fact, this library appeared when an attempt has been made 
to extend the shdma library to support the SUDMAC controller:

http://marc.info/?l=linux-sh&m=132626708503808&w=2

As you can see there, the SUDMAC hardware is completely incompatible with 
the original sh-mobile DMAC engines, but the SUDMAC code was able to reuse 
the driver to 99% by only replacing hardware-specific parts. So, instead 
of doing that I proposed to extract the generic code to a library and only 
provide hardware-specific bits to handle DMAC and SUDMAC. Since descriptor 
management is the largest and most complex part of the library, that's 
also how I described it.

I think, it would be good to preserve the library design at large as is, 
maybe updating its description to more precisely explain what it does, 
port it on top of the slave-parameter in channel allocation patch, maybe 
add some cosmetic improvements. If you think as it stands it is not 
generic enough, because it takes too much freedom away from individual 
drivers, we can make a step back and make it sh-mobile specific to be used 
only by shdma and sudmac, and then see, whether any other drivers will 
want to use it and how it will then have to be adjusted.

Thanks
Guennadi
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Guennadi Liakhovetski, Ph.D.
Freelance Open-Source Software Developer
http://www.open-technology.de/
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