Re: [PATCH 4/7] k3dma: Add cyclic mode for audio

From: Vinod Koul
Date: Sun Jul 24 2016 - 03:23:58 EST


On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 08:53:06PM -0700, John Stultz wrote:

> ds = kzalloc(sizeof(*ds) + num * sizeof(ds->desc_hw[0]), GFP_ATOMIC);
> - if (!ds) {
> - dev_dbg(chan->device->dev, "vchan %p: kzalloc fail\n", &c->vc);
> + if (!ds)

This is an unrelated change

> +
> + ds = kzalloc(sizeof(*ds) + num * sizeof(ds->desc_hw[0]), GFP_ATOMIC);

we should use GFP_NOWAIT. And looks like driver doesn't use GFP_NOWAIT< so
you may fix that up as well

> + if (!ds)
> + return NULL;
> +
> + ds->desc_hw_lli = __virt_to_phys((unsigned long)&ds->desc_hw[0]);

why no dma_map_single(()?

Also __api is internal APIs, driver should not use them. Why not plain
virt_to_phys()

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~Vinod