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

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Date:   Wed, 8 Aug 2018 16:11:56 +0000
From:   "Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     "Usyskin, Alexander" <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <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.

Greg, as I wrote, we wish to stay with the dual license in that file,  please can you apply the patches as they are?

Thanks
Tomas