linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] spi: introduce mmap read support for spi flash devices

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Message-ID: <55FBFF36.8050905@ti.com>
Date:	Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:40:30 +0530
From:	Vignesh R <vigneshr@...com>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
CC:	Benoit Cousson <bcousson@...libre.com>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	<hramrach@...il.com>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>, <linux-spi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] spi: introduce mmap read support for spi flash
 devices



On 09/16/2015 04:26 PM, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 03:38:09PM +0530, Vignesh R wrote:
> 
>> But, I didn't get how to integrate with existing message queue. Memory
>> mapped read by-passes message queue of SPI core. Could you please
>> explain a bit more on integrating with message queue? Did you mean
>> locking the existing message queue when memory mapped read is being
>> requested?
> 
> Yes, and also making sure that we don't everything gets processed in
> order so memory mapped requests come after any commands needed to set
> them up and don't starve other work.
> 

Ok, thanks for the clarification!

-- 
Regards
Vignesh
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