Re: [RFC][PATCHv2 01/12] videobuf2: add cache management members

From: Hans Verkuil
Date: Wed Feb 19 2020 - 03:27:08 EST


On 2/19/20 9:16 AM, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> On (20/02/19 09:05), Hans Verkuil wrote:
>> On 2/4/20 3:56 AM, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
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> [..]
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>>> diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
>>> index a2b2208b02da..026004180440 100644
>>> --- a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
>>> +++ b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
>>> @@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ struct vb2_buffer {
>>> * after the 'buf_finish' op is called.
>>> * copied_timestamp: the timestamp of this capture buffer was copied
>>> * from an output buffer.
>>> + * need_cache_sync_on_prepare: do not sync/invalidate cache from
>>> + * buffer's ->prepare() callback.
>>> + * need_cache_sync_on_finish: do not sync/invalidate cache from buffer's
>>> + * ->finish() callback.
>>
>> Shouldn't 'do not' be deleted from the flag descriptions? If the flag is set,
>> then you need to sync/validate, right?
>
> Hmm, kind of work both ways. Maybe the wording can be more specific,
> e.g. "Do/skip cache sync/invalidation" even more detailed "When set
> perform cache sync/invalidation from ..."

"When set..." works well. It's explicit.

Regards,

Hans

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