linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mtd: nand: raw: atmel: add module param to avoid using dma

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Message-ID: <20180618103908.17a04679@bbrezillon>
Date:   Mon, 18 Jun 2018 10:39:08 +0200
From:   Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com>
To:     Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Wenyou Yang <wenyou.yang@...rochip.com>,
        Josh Wu <rainyfeeling@...look.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        Cyrille Pitchen <cyrille.pitchen@...ev4u.fr>,
        Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: nand: raw: atmel: add module param to avoid using
 dma

On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:10:54 +0200
Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se> wrote:

> On a sama5d31 with a Full-HD dual LVDS panel (132MHz pixel clock) NAND
> flash accesses have a tendency to cause display disturbances. Add a
> module param to disable DMA from the NAND controller, since that fixes
> the display problem for me.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>

Reviewed-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com>

Miquel, can you queue this one to nand/next.

> ---
>  drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c | 7 ++++++-
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
> index b2f00b398490..2ff7a77c7b8e 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
> @@ -129,6 +129,11 @@
>  #define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS			1000
>  #define MIN_DMA_LEN				128
>  
> +static bool atmel_nand_avoid_dma __read_mostly;
> +
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(avoiddma, "Avoid using DMA");
> +module_param_named(avoiddma, atmel_nand_avoid_dma, bool, 0400);
> +
>  enum atmel_nand_rb_type {
>  	ATMEL_NAND_NO_RB,
>  	ATMEL_NAND_NATIVE_RB,
> @@ -1977,7 +1982,7 @@ static int atmel_nand_controller_init(struct atmel_nand_controller *nc,
>  		return ret;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (nc->caps->has_dma) {
> +	if (nc->caps->has_dma && !atmel_nand_avoid_dma) {
>  		dma_cap_mask_t mask;
>  
>  		dma_cap_zero(mask);