linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] tty: serial: 8250: omap: convert to using cyclic transfers

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Date:	Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:31:21 -0800
From:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
To:	John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, vinod.koul@...el.com
Cc:	dan.j.williams@...el.com, bigeasy@...utronix.de, tony@...mide.com,
	nsekhar@...com, peter.ujfalusi@...com, dmaengine@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] tty: serial: 8250: omap: convert to using cyclic
 transfers

Hi John,

On 01/22/2016 02:27 AM, John Ogness wrote:
> Note that an ugly device-tree lookup hack is implemented in order
> to detect if the sDMA engine is being used. This is necessary
> because the sDMA driver does not implement pause/resume correctly
> and therefore requires slightly different logic for the UART
> driver.

No, this is not acceptable.

Please work with Vinod to refine the dma_get_slave_caps() interface
so that dmaengine drivers that don't provide the _documented_ pause/resume
support can be identified generically.

Regards,
Peter Hurley