Re: [PATCH 1/1] dma: edma: fix incorrect SG list handling

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On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 02:01:11PM +0530, Sekhar Nori wrote:
> Vinod,
> 
> On Wednesday 19 March 2014 11:25 AM, Sekhar Nori wrote:
> > The code to handle any length SG lists calls edma_resume()
> > even before edma_start() is called. This is incorrect
> > because edma_resume() enables edma events on the channel
> > after which CPU (in edma_start) cannot clear posted
> > events by writing to ECR (per the EDMA user's guide).
> > 
> > Because of this EDMA transfers fail to start if due
> > to some reason there is a pending EDMA event registered
> > even before EDMA transfers are started. This can happen if
> > an EDMA event is a byproduct of device initialization.
> > 
> > Fix this by calling edma_resume() only if it is not the
> > first batch of MAX_NR_SG elements.
> > 
> > Without this patch, MMC/SD fails to function on DA850 EVM
> > with DMA. The behaviour is triggered by specific IP and
> > this can explain why the issue was not reported before
> > (example with MMC/SD on AM335x).
> > 
> > Tested on DA850 EVM and AM335x EVM-SK using MMC/SD card.
> > 
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v3.12.x+
> > Cc: Joel Fernandes <joelf@xxxxxx>
> > Acked-by: Joel Fernandes <joelf@xxxxxx>
> > Tested-by: Jon Ringle <jringle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Tested-by: Alexander Holler <holler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reported-by: Jon Ringle <jringle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@xxxxxx>
> 
> Looks like this patch is not in mainline still?

Sorry looks like I have missed sending the email. I had applied it last week and
today rebased after rc1. It would be part of rc2...

-- 
~Vinod
> 
> Thanks,
> Sekhar

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