linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 03/16] dmaengine: bcm-sba-raid: Common flags for sba

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Message-ID: <CAALAos8HhiGO3XHDS3ia5G51TmYWGeY9aSzCBDoWKSqr195Meg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 18 Aug 2017 10:26:54 +0530
From:   Anup Patel <anup.patel@...adcom.com>
To:     Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
        Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM Kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Device Tree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        dmaengine@...r.kernel.org,
        BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/16] dmaengine: bcm-sba-raid: Common flags for
 sba_request state and fence

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:15 AM, Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 04:07:47PM +0530, Anup Patel wrote:
>> This patch merges sba_request state and fence into common
>> sba_request flags. Also, in-future we can extend sba_request
>> flags as required.
>
> and it also changes the flag values to bits, which I have no idea why that
> was done, care to explain that please...

I thought its better to have separate bit each sba_request state so
that when a sba_request is accidentally in two states then we can
debug better.

I will restore state values.

Regards,
Anup