On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 05:57:20PM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 05:41:53PM +0200, Noralf Trønnes wrote:
> > Den 15.10.2019 16.32, skrev Andy Shevchenko:
> > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 05:59:10PM +0200, Noralf Trønnes wrote:
> > >> spi-bcm2835 can handle >64kB buffers now so there is no need to check
> > >> ->max_dma_len. The tinydrm_spi_max_transfer_size() max_len argument is
> > >> not used by any callers, so not needed.
> > >>
> > >> Then we have the spi_max module parameter. It was added because
> > >> staging/fbtft has support for it and there was a report that someone used
> > >> it to set a small buffer size to avoid popping on a USB soundcard on a
> > >> Raspberry Pi. In hindsight it shouldn't have been added, I should have
> > >> waited for it to become a problem first. I don't know it anyone is
> > >> actually using it, but since tinydrm_spi_transfer() is being moved to
> > >> mipi-dbi, I'm taking the opportunity to remove it. I'll add it back to
> > >> mipi-dbi if someone complains.
> > >>
> > >> With that out of the way, spi_max_transfer_size() can be used instead.
> > >>
> > >> The chosen 16kB buffer size for Type C Option 1 (9-bit) interface is
> > >> somewhat arbitrary, but a bigger buffer will have a miniscule impact on
> > >> transfer speed, so it's probably fine.
> > >
> > > This breaks the SPI PXA2xx case I'm using. The world is not a Pi:e.
> > >
> > > [ 388.445752] mi0283qt spi-PRP0001:01: DMA disabled for transfer length 153600 greater than 65536
> > > [ 388.634437] mi0283qt spi-PRP0001:01: DMA disabled for transfer length 153600 greater than 65536
> > > [ 388.822933] mi0283qt spi-PRP0001:01: DMA disabled for transfer length 153600 greater than 65536
> > >
> > > The crucial thing is to check the transfer size against maximum DMA length
> > > of the master.
> > >
> >
> > Isn't this a spi controller driver problem?
> > spi_max_transfer_size() tells the client what the maximum transfer
> > length is. The controller driver can use ctlr->max_transfer_size if it
> > has restrictions.
> > AFAIUI max_dma_len is used when splitting up the buffer for the sg table
> > in spi_map_buf().
>
> Something like this, as a test patch.
max_transfer_size should be a function. In that case it works.
However I'm not sure it's the best approach, thus, Cc to SPI PXA people.
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
> index bb6a14d1ab0f..f77201915033 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
> @@ -1707,6 +1707,7 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> } else {
> controller->can_dma = pxa2xx_spi_can_dma;
> controller->max_dma_len = MAX_DMA_LEN;
> + controller->max_transfer_size = MAX_DMA_LEN;
> }
> }
>
--
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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