RE: [PATCH v2 1/4] dmaengine: xilinx_dma: populate dma caps properly

From: Appana Durga Kedareswara Rao
Date: Mon Jan 08 2018 - 23:48:24 EST


Hi,

>On Mon, Jan 08, 2018 at 05:25:01PM +0000, Appana Durga Kedareswara Rao
>wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> <Snip>
>> >> >> + xdev->common.dst_addr_widths = BIT(addr_width / 8);
>> >> >> + xdev->common.src_addr_widths = BIT(addr_width / 8);
>> >> >
>> >> >Do you not support trf of 1byte, 2 bytes, or 4 bytes wide transfers?
>> >> >What is value of addr_width here typically? Usually controllers
>> >> >can support different widths and this is a surprise that you
>> >> >support only one value
>> >>
>> >> Controller supports address width of 32 and 64.
>> >
>> >Then this should have both 32 and 64 values here
>>
>> Address width is configurable parameter at the h/w level.
>> Since this IP is a soft IP user can create a design with either 32-bit
>> or 64-bit address configuration.
>
>and not both right?

Yes not both at the same time...
Axi dma controller can be configured for either 32-bit or 64-bit address...

Regards,
Kedar.

>
>> Currently we are reading this configuration through device-tree (xlnx,
>> addr-width property)
>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vkoul/slave-dma.git/tr
>> ee/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.txt#n19
>> Based on the h/w configuration setting the dst_addr_widths/src_addr_widths
>variables in this patch.
>> Please let me know if you are still not clear with my explanation will explain in
>detail...
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kedar.
>>
>> >
>> >> addr_width typical values are 32-bit or 64-bit .
>> >> Here addr_width is device-tree parameter...
>> >> my understanding of src_addr_widths/dst_addr_widths is, it is a bit
>> >> mask of the address with in bytes that DMA supports, please correct
>> >> if my
>> >understanding is wrong.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Kedar.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >--
>> >> >~Vinod
>> >
>> >--
>> >~Vinod
>
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