linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 03/11] dmaengine: dw: set polarity of handshake interface

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Date:	Fri, 6 May 2016 14:38:44 +0300
From:	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:	Maarten Brock <m.brock@...mierlo.com>
Cc:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Bryan O'Donoghue" <pure.logic@...us-software.ie>,
	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>,
	"linux-serial@...r.kernel.org" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	dmaengine <dmaengine@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"Puustinen, Ismo" <ismo.puustinen@...el.com>,
	Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/11] dmaengine: dw: set polarity of handshake interface

On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 2:20 PM, Maarten Brock <m.brock@...mierlo.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > +       bool                    polarity;
>> > So this variable is not very intuitively named.
>>
>> There is a help above. This is a property of the Synopsys DesignWare DMA
>> engine. Anyone familiar with datasheet easily understands this.
>>
>> >
>> > You end up setting somepointer->polarity = true; in a later patch.
>> >
>> > Since you're respining a V4 I'd suggest a name that describes a little
>> > bit better than polarity. Setting polarity = true is a little bit
>> > liked being asked "you you like ice-cream or apple pie" and then
>> > saying "yes please".
>>
>> It's about handshake interface polarity, so, what about hs_polarity?
>
> So it means: handshake has polarity (true) or handshake has no polarity
> (omnidirectional?) (false), right?

It means that handshake polarity _signal_ is inverted (true) or
default (false) in terms of hardware gates.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko