Re: [PATCH] net: smc911x: convert pxa dma to dmaengine

[Robert Jarzmik]

Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@xxxxxxx> writes:

> David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> From: Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@xxxxxxx>
>> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:40:28 +0100
>>
>>> Convert the dma transfers to be dmaengine based, now pxa has a dmaengine
>>> slave driver. This makes this driver a bit more PXA agnostic.
>>> 
>>> The driver was only compile tested. The risk is quite small as no
>>> current PXA platform I'm aware of is using smc911x driver.
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@xxxxxxx>
>>
>> I've marked this 'deferred' in patchwork until someone tests
>> these changes and says they should be good on all platforms
>> this chip is used.
>
> Okay, so would any maintainer of non pxa boards give a feedback for this patch ?
> The ones I have found are :
>  - sh2007: Guennadi and Hitoshi
>  - armadillo5x0: Alberto
>  - imx v6 and imx v7: Fabio
> I've added the patch at the end of this mail for easier handling.
>
> Now, if no maintainer gives it a test, what do we do, David ? I'm intending to
> remove "arch/arm/mach-pxa/include/mach/dma.h" in the near future, which will
> break this driver somehow (at least for PXA boards, even if none is identified
> so far).
> So could we agree on a deadline, and what you wish to do : either drop the patch
> or apply, or something else.

Hi David,

Apart from Alberto who answered he cannot test it by lack of hardware, the
others didn't answer.

So how can I move forward ? Would you want me to amend the KConfig to add a "&&
!ARCH_PXA" on the "depend" line ?

Cheers.

-- 
Robert