linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dma-buf/sync_file: de-stage sync

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Date:	Wed, 23 Mar 2016 11:59:13 -0300
From:	Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@...ovan.org>
To:	Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@...aro.org>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, Daniel Stone <daniels@...labora.com>,
	Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>,
	Riley Andrews <riandrews@...roid.com>,
	DRI mailing list <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	Gustavo Padovan <gustavo.padovan@...labora.co.uk>,
	John Harrison <John.C.Harrison@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dma-buf/sync_file: de-stage sync_file

Hi Sumit,

2016-03-21 Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@...aro.org>:

> Thanks for the patch, Gustavo!
> 
> On 18 March 2016 at 19:49, Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@...ovan.org> wrote:
> > From: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo.padovan@...labora.co.uk>
> >
> > sync_file is useful to connect one or more fences to the file. The file is
> > used by userspace to track fences.
> >
> I think it is worthwhile to add relevant bits to the Documentation as
> well - care to add relevant stuff to either Documentation/dma_buf.txt,
> or to a file of its own? (I'd prefer the former, but would leave it
> upto you.)

Sure, that is part of my plan. I'm currently trying to have a working
version of fences on DRM then I think I'll be able to add Documentation
for everything I have done.

	Gustavo