linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] dmaengine: Stear users towards dma_request_slave

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Date:   Tue, 4 Feb 2020 11:51:18 +0530
From:   Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Peter Ujfalusi <peter.ujfalusi@...com>,
        dmaengine <dmaengine@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] dmaengine: Stear users towards
 dma_request_slave_chan()

On 03-02-20, 12:37, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 12:32 PM Peter Ujfalusi <peter.ujfalusi@...com> wrote:
> 
> > dma_request_slave_channel_reason() no longer have user in mainline, it
> > can be removed.
> >
> > Advise users of dma_request_slave_channel() and
> > dma_request_slave_channel_compat() to move to dma_request_slave_chan()
> 
> How? There are legacy ARM boards you have to care / remove before.
> DMAengine subsystem makes a p*s off decisions without taking care of
> (I'm talking now about dma release callback, for example) end users.

Can you elaborate issue you are seeing with dma_release callback?

-- 
~Vinod