linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/7] scsi: mac_scsi: Enable PDMA on Mac IIfx

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Date:   Sun, 2 Jun 2019 11:04:22 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc:     "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>,
        scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Joshua Thompson <funaho@...ai.org>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] scsi: mac_scsi: Enable PDMA on Mac IIfx

Hi Finn,

On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 3:29 AM Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au> wrote:
> Add support for Apple's custom "SCSI DMA" chip. This patch doesn't make
> use of its DMA capability. Just the PDMA capability is sufficient to
> improve sequential read throughput by a factor of 5.
>
> Cc: Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>
> Cc: Joshua Thompson <funaho@...ai.org>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> Tested-by: Stan Johnson <userm57@...oo.com>
> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>

Thanks for your patch!

> ---
>  arch/m68k/mac/config.c  | 10 +++++++--

For the  m68k change to go in through the SCSI tree:
Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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