Re: [PATCH V2 2/3] dmaselftest: add memcpy selftest support functions

[Sinan Kaya]

On 11/5/2015 7:05 AM, Vinod Koul wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 04, 2015 at 09:42:46PM -0500, Sinan Kaya wrote:
> > Here is what I proposed.
> >
> > - a common file that gets compiled into a module that wants to use
> > self-test with a public API. It can be called from driver's probe
> > routine.
> > - the test is independent of my implementation. It uses dmaengine
> > API and should be portable to most drivers.
> > - there *are* still drivers in the kernel that has selftest code
> > embedded inside them. I followed the design pattern from other
> > drivers thinking this must have been a good idea and it paid off for
> > me.
> >
> > As far as I understand, there is interest in doing more than this
> > and reusing the dmatest code for code duplication.
>
> the code that selftest uses to test will be very similar to dmatest code,
> both of these _should_ share this common code so that fixes get done for
> both!

OK, I can move the code around and try to combine it if possible.

> > Facts:
> > - Dmatest can be actually configured to run during boot.
> > - Nobody besides the dma driver developer uses dmatest. This leaves
> > holes for regressions that are really hard to debug due to
> > interaction with the rest of the system.
> > - Dmatest doesn't exist in most distribution kernels.
>
> That doesn't mean it is not useful. This line of thought is not quite right.
> You are trying to say dmatest in not important and selftest is. Sorry but
> you are wrong, both are equally important and since both try to test and use
> similar routines (dmaengien API) they need to share the code and not
> duplicate it
>
> > If we want to do something else, I need clear directions. I can
> > remove the self test code completely from my driver. But, I need an
> > equivalent functionality.
>
> Add selftest to dmatest, we need both!

OK, do you have any objections to compiling dmatest along with hidma in 
the same module and calling a function from there ? or do you have 
something else in your mind ?

> > > That part is tricky, you need to do so thru clients, spi/audio/serial etc
> >
> > My selftest code actually attaches to all slave devices and issues a
> > memcpy command and then detaches from the slave devices.
>
> Not everyone supports memcpy!
Right, last time I checked; you can request a DMA channel that supports 
MEMCPY specifically.

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