On 22-05-18, 23:28, Angelo Dureghello wrote: > Hi Vinod, > > On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 07:45:35PM +0530, Vinod Koul wrote: > > On Fri, May 04, 2018 at 09:18:19PM +0200, Angelo Dureghello wrote: > > > Hi Vinod, > > > > > > thanks for the review, > > > > > > On Thu, May 03, 2018 at 10:18:30PM +0530, Vinod Koul wrote: > > > > On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 10:08:17PM +0200, Angelo Dureghello wrote: > > > > > This patch adds dma support for NXP mcf5441x (ColdFire) family. > > > > > > > > > > ColdFire mcf5441x implements an edma hw module similar to the > > > > > > > > Is it similar to to edma ? > > > > > > > > > > It is similar to Freescale "edma" but with a different number of > > > channels, a bit different register set, different interrupt > > > structure, no channel multiplexer. > > > > ok > > > > > > > one implemented in Vybrid VFxxx controllers, but with a slightly > > > > > different register set, more dma channels (64 instead of 32), > > > > > a different interrupt mechanism and some other minor differences. > > > > > > > > > > For the above reasons, modfying fsl-edma.c was too complex and > > > > > likely too ugly. From here, the decision to create a different > > > > > driver, but starting from fsl-edma. > > > > > > > > can the common stuff be made into a lib and shared between then two rather > > > > than having a same driver or different drivers? > > > > > > It should be possible to collect some common code in a kind of > > > mcf_edma_core.c common module, but in this case i cannot then test > > > the Vybrid edma after the changes since i miss that hardware. > > > > Sure you should send the patches and folks who care about fsl driver > > would look it up and test > > > > > Would be maybe possible for you to diff fsl-edma and this mcf-edma, > > > just to confirm if i can still stay this way, or if moving to a > > > library becomes mandatory ? > > > > well since you know the IP you would make a better guess on that, best is > > to check register sets in drivers > > > I fixed all the discussed points. > > Actaully mcf-edma (ColdFire) has a slightly different register set (due to 64 > channels in place of 16 of fsl-edma) and, for the same reason, a different > DMA interrupt structure. > Also, i simplified some parts of the driver considering ColdFire (mcf) > big endian architecture. > > So i would send a rev 2 patch with all the fixes, than eventually in a second > phase i may try to create some common code, but at least we have the ColdFire > DMA. What do you think ? wouldn't it be easier to just make common parts and then add edma specific code. If I was doing this it would be my apprach and that way code edma specific will be lesser and faster review -- ~Vinod -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe dmaengine" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
