linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 32/32] dmaengine: at_hdmac: Convert driver to use virt-dma

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Date:   Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:55:37 +0200
From:   Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>
To:     Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com>, <vkoul@...nel.org>,
        <peda@...ntia.se>, <du@...ntia.se>
CC:     <maciej.sosnowski@...el.com>, <mripard@...nel.org>,
        <torfl6749@...il.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <dmaengine@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 32/32] dmaengine: at_hdmac: Convert driver to use
 virt-dma

On 25/10/2022 at 11:03, Tudor Ambarus wrote:
> Convert the driver to use the core virt-dma. The driver will be easier to
> maintain as it uses the list handling and the tasklet from virt-dma.
> 
> With the conversion replace the election of a new transfer in the tasklet
> with the election of the new transfer in the interrupt handler. With this
> we have a shorter idle window as we remove the scheduling latency of the
> tasklet. I chose to do this while doing the conversion to virt-dma,
> because if I made a prerequisite patch with the new transfer election in
> the irq handler, I would have to duplicate some virt-dma code in the
> at_hdmac driver that would end up being removed at the virt-dma conversion
> anyway. So do this in a single step.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com>

Even if it's difficult to review, I support the transition:
Acked-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>

Thanks Tudor, regards,
   Nicolas

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Nicolas Ferre