linux-kernel - Re: Tearing down DMA transfer setup after DMA client has finished

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Date:   Fri, 9 Dec 2016 12:29:55 +0530
From:   Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
To:     Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com>
Cc:     Mason <slash.tmp@...e.fr>, Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
        dmaengine@...r.kernel.org,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Peter Ujfalusi <peter.ujfalusi@...com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        Sebastian Frias <sf84@...oste.net>,
        Thibaud Cornic <thibaud_cornic@...madesigns.com>
Subject: Re: Tearing down DMA transfer setup after DMA client has finished

On Thu, Dec 08, 2016 at 04:48:18PM +0000, Måns Rullgård wrote:
> Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com> writes:
> 
> > To make it efficient, disregarding your Sbox HW issue, the solution is
> > virtual channels. You can delink physical channels and virtual channels. If
> > one has SW controlled MUX then a channel can service any client. For few
> > controllers request lines are hard wired so they cant use any channel. But
> > if you dont have this restriction then driver can queue up many transactions
> > from different controllers.
> 
> Have you been paying attention at all?  This exactly what the driver
> ALREADY DOES.

And have you read what the question was?

-- 
~Vinod