Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] mmc: dw_mmc: implement option for configuring DMA threshold

From: Kaustabh Chakraborty

Date: Tue Apr 14 2026 - 06:56:35 EST


On 2026-04-14 16:50 +08:00, Shawn Lin wrote:
> 在 2026/04/14 星期二 16:36, Kaustabh Chakraborty 写道:
>> Some controllers, such as certain Exynos SDIO ones, are unable to
>> perform DMA transfers of small amount of bytes properly. Following the
>> device tree schema, implement the property to define the DMA transfer
>> threshold (from a hard coded value of 16 bytes) so that lesser number of
>> bytes can be transferred safely skipping DMA in such controllers. The
>> value of 16 bytes stays as the default for controllers which do not
>> define it. This value can be overridden by implementation-specific init
>> sequences.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kaustabh Chakraborty <kauschluss@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c | 5 +++--
>> drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.h | 2 ++
>> 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
>> index 20193ee7b73eb..9dd9fed4ccf49 100644
>> --- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
>> +++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
>> @@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
>> SDMMC_INT_RESP_ERR | SDMMC_INT_HLE)
>> #define DW_MCI_ERROR_FLAGS (DW_MCI_DATA_ERROR_FLAGS | \
>> DW_MCI_CMD_ERROR_FLAGS)
>> -#define DW_MCI_DMA_THRESHOLD 16
>>
>> #define DW_MCI_FREQ_MAX 200000000 /* unit: HZ */
>> #define DW_MCI_FREQ_MIN 100000 /* unit: HZ */
>> @@ -821,7 +820,7 @@ static int dw_mci_pre_dma_transfer(struct dw_mci *host,
>> * non-word-aligned buffers or lengths. Also, we don't bother
>> * with all the DMA setup overhead for short transfers.
>> */
>> - if (data->blocks * data->blksz < DW_MCI_DMA_THRESHOLD)
>> + if (data->blocks * data->blksz < host->dma_threshold)
>> return -EINVAL;
>>
>> if (data->blksz & 3)
>> @@ -3245,6 +3244,8 @@ int dw_mci_probe(struct dw_mci *host)
>> goto err_clk_ciu;
>> }
>>
>> + host->dma_threshold = 16;
>
> I'd prefer to set it in dw_mci_alloc_host() instead of picking up
> a random place to put it, for better code management.

Okay, that function is in -next I see.

>
>> +
>> if (host->rstc) {
>> reset_control_assert(host->rstc);
>> usleep_range(10, 50);
>> diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.h b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.h
>> index 42e58be74ce09..fc7601fba849f 100644
>> --- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.h
>> +++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.h
>> @@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ struct dw_mci {
>> void __iomem *fifo_reg;
>> u32 data_addr_override;
>> bool wm_aligned;
>> + /* Configurable data byte threshold value for DMA transfer. */
>
> No here, there is a long section of comment before struct dw_mci{ } that
> describes each member of it, please add it there.

Ah, you mean the documenting comment. Shouldn't have missed in either
way.

>
>> + u32 dma_threshold;
>>
>> struct scatterlist *sg;
>> struct sg_mapping_iter sg_miter;
>>