Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: stm32-dma: fix residue calculation in stm32-dma

From: Vinod Koul
Date: Tue Apr 30 2019 - 13:19:14 EST


On 30-04-19, 16:58, Arnaud Pouliquen wrote:

> >> Hope that will help to clarify.
> >
> > Yes that helps, maybe we should add these bits in code and changelog..
> > :)I will update the comments and commit message in a V2 in this way
> >
> > And how does this impact non cyclic case where N descriptors maybe
> > issued. The driver seems to support non cyclic too...
>
> Correct it supports SG as well, but double buffer mode is not used in
> such case. Hw is programmed under IT for every descriptors : no
> automatic register reloaded as in cyclic mode. We won't end up in the
> situation depicted below.

Okay sounds good then. Can you add a bit more of this in the code (this
was very helpful) not as a fix but documentation so that people (or you
down the line) will remember why this was done like this

Thanks

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~Vinod