Inter-revision diff: cover letter

Comparing v5 (message) to v8 (message)

--- v5
+++ v8
@@ -1,48 +1,46 @@
-03.10.2013 18:00, Alexander Popov <a13xp0p0v88@gmail.com>:
-> v2013/7/14 Gerhard Sittig <gsi@denx.de>:
->> this series
->> - introduces slave s/g support (that's support for DMA transfers which
->>    involve peripherals in contrast to mem-to-mem transfers)
->> - adds device tree based lookup support for DMA channels
->> - combines floating patches and related feedback which already covered
->>    several aspects of what the suggested LPB driver needs, to demonstrate
->>    how integration might be done
->> - carries Q&D SD card support to enable another DMA client during test,
->>    while this patch needs to get dropped upon pickup
->>
+2013/7/14 Gerhard Sittig <gsi@denx.de>:
+> this series
+> - introduces slave s/g support (that's support for DMA transfers which
+>    involve peripherals in contrast to mem-to-mem transfers)
+> - adds device tree based lookup support for DMA channels
+> - combines floating patches and related feedback which already covered
+>    several aspects of what the suggested LPB driver needs, to demonstrate
+>    how integration might be done
+> - carries Q&D SD card support to enable another DMA client during test,
+>    while this patch needs to get dropped upon pickup
 
 Changes in v2:
->> - re-order mpc8308 related code paths for improved readability, no
->>    change in behaviour, introduction of symbolic channel names here
->>    already
->> - squash 'execute() start condition' and 'terminate all' into the
->>    introduction of 'slave s/g prep' and 'device control' support; refuse
->>    s/g lists with more than one item since slave support is operational
->>    yet proper s/g support is missing (can get addressed later)
->> - always start transfers from software on MPC8308 as there are no
->>    external request lines for peripheral flow control
->> - drop dt-bindings header file and symbolic channel names in OF nodes
+> - re-order mpc8308 related code paths for improved readability, no
+>    change in behaviour, introduction of symbolic channel names here
+>    already
+> - squash 'execute() start condition' and 'terminate all' into the
+>    introduction of 'slave s/g prep' and 'device control' support; refuse
+>    s/g lists with more than one item since slave support is operational
+>    yet proper s/g support is missing (can get addressed later)
+> - always start transfers from software on MPC8308 as there are no
+>    external request lines for peripheral flow control
+> - drop dt-bindings header file and symbolic channel names in OF nodes
 
 Changes in v3 and v4:
-> Part 1/5:
-> - use #define instead of enum since individual channels don't require
->    special handling.
-> Part 2/5:
-> - add a flag "will_access_peripheral" to DMA transfer descriptor
->    according recommendations of Gerhard Sittig.
->    This flag is set in mpc_dma_prep_memcpy() and mpc_dma_prep_slave_sg()
->    and is evaluated in mpc_dma_execute() to choose a type of start for
->    the transfer.
-> - prevent descriptors of transfers which involve peripherals from
->    being chained together;
->    each of such transfers needs hardware initiated start.
-> - add locking while working with struct mpc_dma_chan
->    according recommendations of Lars-Peter Clausen.
-> - remove default nbytes value. Client kernel modules must set
->    src_maxburst and dst_maxburst fields of struct dma_slave_config (dmaengine.h).
+ Part 1/5:
+ - use #define instead of enum since individual channels don't require
+    special handling.
+ Part 2/5:
+ - add a flag "will_access_peripheral" to DMA transfer descriptor
+    according recommendations of Gerhard Sittig.
+    This flag is set in mpc_dma_prep_memcpy() and mpc_dma_prep_slave_sg()
+    and is evaluated in mpc_dma_execute() to choose a type of start for
+    the transfer.
+ - prevent descriptors of transfers which involve peripherals from
+    being chained together;
+    each of such transfers needs hardware initiated start.
+ - add locking while working with struct mpc_dma_chan
+    according recommendations of Lars-Peter Clausen.
+ - remove default nbytes value. Client kernel modules must set
+    src_maxburst and dst_maxburst fields of struct dma_slave_config (dmaengine.h).
 
 Changes in v5:
- Part 2/5::
+ Part 2/5:
  - add and improve comments;
  - improve the code moving transfer descriptors from 'queued' to 'active' list
     in mpc_dma_execute();
@@ -51,41 +49,75 @@
  - improve checks of the transfer parameters;
  - provide the default value for 'maxburst' in mpc_dma_device_control().
 
-Last changes are tested on MPC5125
- - with SCLPC driver (transfers between dev and mem work fine);
- - with dmatest module (all 64 DMA channels can perform mem-to-mem transfers
-    which are chained correctly now).
+Changes in v6:
+ Part 2/5:
+ - remove doubtful comment;
+ - fix coding style issues;
+ - set default value for 'maxburst' to 1 which applies to most cases;
+ Part 3/5:
+ - use dma_get_slave_channel() instead of dma_request_channel()
+    in new function of_dma_xlate_by_chan_id() according recommendations of
+    Arnd Bergmann;
+ Part 4/5:
+ - set DMA_PRIVATE flag for MPC512x DMA controller since its driver relies on
+    of_dma_xlate_by_chan_id() which doesn't use dma_request_channel()
+    any more; (removed in v7)
+ - resolve little patch conflict;
+ Part 5/5:
+ - resolve little patch conflict;
 
->> known issues:
->> - it's yet to get confirmed whether MPC8308 can use slave support or
->>    whether the DMA controller's driver shall actively reject it, the
->>    information that's available so far suggests that peripheral transfers
->>    to IP bus attached I/O is useful and shall not get blocked right away
+Changes in v7:
+ Part 2:
+ - improve comment;
+ Part 4:
+ - split in two separate patches. Part 4/6 contains device tree
+    binding document and in part 5/6 MPC512x DMA controller is registered
+    for device tree channel lookup;
+ - remove setting DMA_PRIVATE flag for MPC512x DMA controller from part 5/6;
+
+Changes in v8:
+ Part 2:
+ - improve comments;
+ - fix style issues;
+ Part 6:
+ - remove since it has become obsolete;
+
+> known issues:
+> - it's yet to get confirmed whether MPC8308 can use slave support or
+>    whether the DMA controller's driver shall actively reject it, the
+>    information that's available so far suggests that peripheral transfers
+>    to IP bus attached I/O is useful and shall not get blocked right away
  - adding support for transfers which don't increment the RAM address or
     do increment the peripheral "port's" address is easy with
     this implementation; but which options of the common API
     should be used for specifying such transfers?
+2014/02/13 Gerhard Sittig <gsi@denx.de>:
+> - The MPC512x DMA completely lacks a binding document, so one
+>    should get added.
+> - The MPC8308 hardware is similar and can re-use the MPC512x
+>    binding, which should be stated.
+> - The Linux implementation currently has no OF based channel
+>    lookup support, so '#dma-cells' is "a future feature".  I guess
+>    the binding can and should already discuss the feature,
+>    regardless of whether all implementations support it.
 
 
-Alexander Popov (2):
+Alexander Popov (3):
   dma: mpc512x: reorder mpc8308 specific instructions
   dma: mpc512x: add support for peripheral transfers
+  dma: of: Add common xlate function for matching by channel id
 
 Gerhard Sittig (2):
+  dma: mpc512x: add device tree binding document
   dma: mpc512x: register for device tree channel lookup
-  HACK mmc: mxcmmc: enable clocks for the MPC512x
-
-Lars-Peter Clausen (1):
-  dma: of: Add common xlate function for matching by channel id
 
  .../devicetree/bindings/dma/mpc512x-dma.txt        |  55 ++++
  arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc5121.dtsi                 |   1 +
- drivers/dma/mpc512x_dma.c                          | 295 +++++++++++++++++++--
- drivers/dma/of-dma.c                               |  47 ++++
- drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c                          |  41 ++-
+ drivers/dma/mpc512x_dma.c                          | 298 +++++++++++++++++++--
+ drivers/dma/of-dma.c                               |  35 +++
  include/linux/of_dma.h                             |   4 +
- 6 files changed, 404 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
+ 5 files changed, 368 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/mpc512x-dma.txt
 
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-1.7.11.3
+1.8.4.2
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