On 17-04-24, 10:53, Lizhi Hou wrote: > > On 4/17/24 10:03, Vinod Koul wrote: > > On 08-04-24, 11:06, Lizhi Hou wrote: > > > > > > > +static void *qdma_get_metadata_ptr(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx, > > > > > + size_t *payload_len, size_t *max_len) > > > > > +{ > > > > > + struct qdma_mm_vdesc *vdesc; > > > > > + > > > > > + vdesc = container_of(tx, typeof(*vdesc), vdesc.tx); > > > > > + if (payload_len) > > > > > + *payload_len = sizeof(vdesc->dev_addr); > > > > > + if (max_len) > > > > > + *max_len = sizeof(vdesc->dev_addr); > > > > > + > > > > > + return &vdesc->dev_addr; > > > > Can you describe what metadata is being used here for? > > > The metadata is the device address the dma request will transfer > > > > > > data to / from. Please see the example usage here: > > > > > > https://github.com/houlz0507/XRT-1/blob/qdma_v1_usage/src/runtime_src/core/pcie/driver/linux/xocl/subdev/qdma.c#L311 > > > > > > Before dmaengine_submit(), it specifies the device address. > > Hmmm, why is the vaddr passed like this, why not use slave_config for > > this > > > This is because the hardware is capable to process multiple vdesc at one > kick off. > > For example, there are two pending vdesc: vd1 and vd2. If there is enough > free > > space in hardware queue, the vd1 and vd2 can be put in queue, and do one > kick off > > to transfer both vd1 and vd2. > > The destination device address of vd1 and vd2 could be any valid device > address. > > desc_metadata_ptr seems helpful for the per vdesc destination device > address. > > > If using slave_config, it needs to call dmaengine_slave_config() and That would be the right thing to do... - set parameters and call dmaengine_slave_config() - prep transfer for vd1 dmaengine_prep_slave_sg() - set parameters and call dmaengine_slave_config() - prep transfer for vd2 dmaengine_prep_slave_sg() - submit vd1 - submit vd2 - issue_pending - you see you can issue both as you have space, so do that This should be done always to maximize the dmaengine thoroughput > > dmaengine_prep_slave_sg() with a lock protection. Is this what you would > recommend? > > > Thanks, > > Lizhi -- ~Vinod