linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] dmaengine: qcom: bam_dma: add controlled remotely dt property

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Message-ID: <570525AE.7070700@linaro.org>
Date:	Wed, 6 Apr 2016 18:05:18 +0300
From:	Stanimir Varbanov <stanimir.varbanov@...aro.org>
To:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>,
	Stanimir Varbanov <stanimir.varbanov@...aro.org>
Cc:	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Andy Gross <andy.gross@...aro.org>,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	dmaengine@...r.kernel.org, Sinan Kaya <okaya@...eaurora.org>,
	Pramod Gurav <gpramod@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] dmaengine: qcom: bam_dma: add controlled remotely
 dt property

On 04/06/2016 02:44 AM, Vinod Koul wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 01:56:20AM +0300, Stanimir Varbanov wrote:
>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/qcom_bam_dma.txt | 2 ++
>>  drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c                             | 7 +++++++
> 
> The binding should be a separate patch..

I'm not sure, isn't this rule valid only when we introduce the binding
document? But if you insist I can make a separate patch.

> 
>>  
>> +	bdev->controlled_remotely = of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node,
>> +						"qcom,controlled-remotely");
>> +
> 
> we need some defaults here, how will this work with boards withe older DT.
> 

if the introduced property missing from DT node the driver behavior is
preserved.

-- 
regards,
Stan