linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] spi: spi-qcom-qspi: Add DMA mode support

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Date:   Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:12:58 +0100
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Vijaya Krishna Nivarthi <quic_vnivarth@...cinc.com>
Cc:     agross@...nel.org, andersson@...nel.org, konrad.dybcio@...aro.org,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org,
        vkoul@...nel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, quic_msavaliy@...cinc.com,
        dianders@...omium.org, mka@...omium.org, swboyd@...omium.org,
        quic_vtanuku@...cinc.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] spi: spi-qcom-qspi: Add DMA mode support

On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 08:59:06PM +0530, Vijaya Krishna Nivarthi wrote:
> On 4/6/2023 8:58 PM, Mark Brown wrote:

> > > > > +	if (ctrl->xfer.dir == QSPI_READ)
> > > > > +		byte_ptr = (uint8_t *)xfer->rx_buf;
> > > > > +	else
> > > > > +		byte_ptr = (uint8_t *)xfer->tx_buf;
> > > > If we need to cast to or from void * there's some sort of problem.
> > > the tx_buf is a const void*
> > > in v2 I will cast for tx_buf only?

> > Or just keep byte_ptr as const - we're not modifying it are we?

> We are modifying it, hence did cast for tx_buf only

If it's being modified won't that upset the callers that thought it was
const and didn't expect the data to change?

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