On 18-03-21, 16:16, Sanjay R Mehta wrote: > >> +#include <linux/delay.h> > >> +#include <linux/interrupt.h> > >> +#include <linux/kernel.h> > >> +#include <linux/kthread.h> > >> +#include <linux/module.h> > >> +#include <linux/pci_ids.h> > >> +#include <linux/pci.h> > >> +#include <linux/spinlock.h> > >> +#include <linux/sched.h> > > > > why do you need sched.h here? > > > >> + > >> +#include "ptdma.h" > >> + > >> +/* Ever-increasing value to produce unique unit numbers */ > >> +static atomic_t pt_ordinal; > > > > What is the need of that? > > > [please wrap your emails within 80 chars] > The "pt_ordinal" is incremented for each DMA instances and its number > is used only to assign device name for each instances. This same > device name is passed as a string parameter in many places in code > like while using request_irq(), dma_pool_create() and in debugfs. Why do you need that, why not use device name which is unique..? > Also, I have implemented all of the comments for this patch except > this. if this is fine, will send the next version for review. Am not sure I remember all the comments I gave, it has been _quite_ a while since the feedback was provided. In order to have effective review it would be great to revert back on a reasonable timeline and discuss... Thanks -- ~Vinod