Re: [PATCH V2 00/54] mmc: mmc: Add Software Command Queuing

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On 29/06/16 17:24, Ritesh Harjani wrote:
> Hi Adrian,
> 
> On 6/29/2016 6:54 PM, Adrian Hunter wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Here is an updated version of the Software Command Queuing patches,
>> re-based on the SDHCI patches that I have.
>>
>> Ulf, there are a lot of patches now and I think it would be worth taking
>> some of them.  For example, the first 25 affect SDHCI only.  If you accept
>> the "Command during Transfer" API introduced in patch 26, then you could
>> take patches 26-30 as well.
> Are these patches affecting anything w.r.t. SW/HW CMDQ solution?

No.  There are changes to SDHCI but it should be straight forward to re-base
on top of them.

> Although not yet gone through in detail.
> But otherwise do you think it will be worthwhile to check both the solutions
> before merging any particular design to upstream?

Yes, that needs to be done.

> 
> 
> Well actually as you are aware of, HW CMDQ solution separate out itself from
> legacy w.r.t. pulling/issuing/completing of reqs.
> So mostly it should not affect much here w.r.t. SW CMDQ, but it will be good
> if we could consider, how both solution will look into upstream going forward.

Yes, they are essentially separate but with some common ground around switching.

> 
>>
>> There wasn't much comment on the RFC so there have been few changes.
>> Venu Byravarasu commented that it may be more efficient to use Software
>> Command Queuing only when there is more than 1 request queued - it isn't
>> obvious how well that would work in practice, but it could be added later
>> if it could be shown to be beneficial.
> Agree.
> 
>>
>> I haven't had a chance to go through the hardware Command Queuing patches
>> in detail yet, but otherwise these patches are ready to go.
> Request you to kindly review HW CMDQ patches as well before we plan to merge
> both of them to upstream?

Yes I will review the HW CMDQ patches.

> We do as well plan to go through SW CMDQ set of patches.

Yes please!

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