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

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Date:	Fri, 06 May 2016 17:48:05 +0200
From:	"Maarten Brock" <m.brock@...mierlo.com>
To:	"Andy Shevchenko" <andy.shevchenko@...il.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, "Vinod Koul" <vinod.koul@...el.com>,
	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

----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Shevchenko [mailto:andy.shevchenko@...il.com]
To: Maarten Brock [mailto:m.brock@...mierlo.com]
Cc: Andy Shevchenko [mailto:andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com], Bryan O'Donoghue [mailto:pure.logic@...us-software.ie], Peter Hurley [mailto:peter@...leysoftware.com], linux-serial@...r.kernel.org [mailto:linux-serial@...r.kernel.org], Vinod Koul [mailto:vinod.koul@...el.com], linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org [mailto:linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org], dmaengine [mailto:dmaengine@...r.kernel.org], Greg Kroah-Hartman [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org], Puustinen, Ismo [mailto:ismo.puustinen@...el.com], Heikki Krogerus [mailto:heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com]
Sent: Fri, 06 May 2016 13:38:44 +0200
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.

Would it not be better then to name it handshake_inverted ? That is
something you can ask and answer with true or false.

Maarten

> -- 
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
>