Re: [PATCH 5/7 v2] dma: sh: use an integer slave ID to improve APIcompatibility

From: Vinod Koul
Date: Mon Jul 16 2012 - 02:07:17 EST


On Thu, 2012-07-05 at 12:29 +0200, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> diff --git a/include/linux/sh_dma.h b/include/linux/sh_dma.h
> index a79f10a..4e83f3e 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sh_dma.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sh_dma.h
> @@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ struct sh_dmae_slave {
> * a certain peripheral
> */
> struct sh_dmae_slave_config {
> - unsigned int slave_id;
> - dma_addr_t addr;
> - u32 chcr;
> - char mid_rid;
> + int slave_id;
> + dma_addr_t addr;
> + u32 chcr;
> + char mid_rid;
> };
why would you want to keep your own slave_id and addr fields when they
are already provided in struct dma_slave_config. Also while at it, what
would be the use of last tow fields, what do they describe?
Would it be possible to get rid of this structure completely? At least
first two fields should go away.

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~Vinod

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