linux-kernel - Re: [char-misc-next 00/12] mei: Add DMA ring

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Message-ID: <20180802081921.GB8969@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 2 Aug 2018 10:19:21 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
Cc:     Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [char-misc-next 00/12] mei: Add DMA ring

On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 09:35:32AM +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> This series adds an alternative method for
> transferring data between the mei driver and the device
> via a DMA ring. The DMA ring allows transferring
> data in bigger chunks, up to 128K, than the HW ring 512B.
> The actual sizes depend on particular MEI generations.
> The HW ring is faster for packets that fits
> into the HW ring while a packet that would require
> fragmentation is faster to send via the DMA ring.

I've applied the first 5 patches now.  Please fix up and resend the
rest.

thanks,

greg k-h