linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] spi: bcm-qspi: Do not split transfers into small chunks

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Date:   Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:31:50 +0100
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Mark Tomlinson <mark.tomlinson@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
Cc:     kdasu.kdev@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-spi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] spi: bcm-qspi: Do not split transfers into small
 chunks

On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 04:05:55PM +1200, Mark Tomlinson wrote:
> Instead of splitting transfers into smaller parts, just perform the
> operation that the higher level asked for.

I don't understand this change - presumably there was some reason for
splitting the transfers into smaller chunks (issues keeping up with
FIFOs or something)?  How is whatever that reason is handled?

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