linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] dmaengine: mv_xor: add support for Armada 3700 SoC

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Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2016 22:07:58 +0530
From:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
To:	Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:	dmaengine@...r.kernel.org, Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Nadav Haklai <nadavh@...vell.com>,
	Lior Amsalem <alior@...vell.com>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
	Romain Perier <romain.perier@...e-electrons.com>,
	Omri Itach <omrii@...vell.com>, Marcin Wojtas <mw@...ihalf.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] dmaengine: mv_xor: add support for Armada 3700 SoC

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 06:53:36PM +0200, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
> From: Marcin Wojtas <mw@...ihalf.com>
> 
> Armada 3700 SoC comprise a single XOR engine compliant with the ones used
> in older Marvell SoC's like Armada XP or 38x. The only thing that needs
> modification is the Mbus configuration, which has to be done on two
> levels: global and in device. The first one is inherited from the
> bootlader.  The latter can be opened in a default way, leaving

s/bootlader/bootloader

> arbitration to the bus controller. Hence filled mbus_dram_target_info
> structure is not needed.
> 
> Patch "dmaengine: mv_xor: optimize performance by using a subset
> of the XOR channels" introduced limitation for using XOR engines and
> channels vs number of available CPU's. Those contstraints do not however

s/contstraints/constraints

-- 
~Vinod