Re: [PATCH 4/8] spi: dw-dma: Move DMA transfers submission to the channels prep methods

From: Serge Semin
Date: Fri Jul 31 2020 - 08:46:50 EST


On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 12:15:28PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 10:59:49AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > Indeed we can freely move the dmaengine_submit() method invocation and the
> > Tx and Rx busy flag setting into the DMA Tx/Rx prepare methods. By doing
> > so first we implement another preparation before adding the one-by-one DMA
> > SG entries transmission, second we now have the dma_async_tx_descriptor
> > descriptor used locally only in the new DMA transfers submitition methods,
> > which makes the code less complex with no passing around the DMA Tx
> > descriptors, third we make the generic transfer method more readable, where
> > now the functionality of submission, execution and wait procedures is
> > transparently split up instead of having a preparation, intermixed
> > submission/execution and wait procedures. While at it we also add the
> > dmaengine_submit() return value test. It has been unnecessary for
> > DW DMAC, but should be done to support the generic DMA interface.
> >
> > Note since the DMA channels preparation methods are now responsible for
> > the DMA transactions submission, we also rename them to
> > dw_spi_dma_submit_{tx,rx}().
>
> ...
>
> > + cookie = dmaengine_submit(txdesc);
> > + ret = dma_submit_error(cookie);
> > + if (!ret)
>

> Use traditional pattern
> if (ret)
> return ret;
>
> Same for below.

Ok.

>
> > + set_bit(TX_BUSY, &dws->dma_chan_busy);
> > +
> > + return ret;
>
> ...
>

> > - if (!xfer->rx_buf)
> > - return NULL;
>
> This seems not related.

I moved it to the upper level for the methods better maintainability.

-Sergey

>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
>
>