linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/7] dw_dmac: check if controller supports LLP

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Date:	Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:43:49 +0530
From:	viresh kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>, spear-devel@...t.st.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Hein Tibosch <hein_tibosch@...oo.es>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] dw_dmac: check if controller supports LLP

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> Some controllers have the reduced functionality where the LLP multi block
> transfers are not supported. This patch introduces a check and refuses to deal
> with such devices.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c      |   35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  drivers/dma/dw_dmac_regs.h |    4 ++++
>  2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
> index fdb7d5a..00958ad 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma/dw_dmac.c
> @@ -647,6 +647,12 @@ dwc_prep_dma_memcpy(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t dest, dma_addr_t src,
>         unsigned int            dst_width;
>         u32                     ctllo;
>
> +       if (dwc->nollp) {
> +               dev_dbg(chan2dev(&dwc->chan),
> +                               "channel doesn't support LLP transfers\n");
> +               return NULL;
> +       }

But this could have been a single block request. Isn't it?

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viresh
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