Re: [PATCH] mtd: nand: raw: atmel: add module param to avoid using dma

From: Peter Rosin
Date: Thu Mar 29 2018 - 10:23:48 EST


On 2018-03-29 16:20, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
> On 29/03/2018 at 15:10, Peter Rosin wrote:
>> On a sama5d31 with a Full-HD dual LVDS panel (132MHz pixel clock) NAND
>> flash accesses have a tendency to cause display disturbances. Add a
>> module param to disable DMA from the NAND controller, since that fixes
>> the display problem for me.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Peter Rosin <peda@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c | 7 ++++++-
>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
>> index b2f00b398490..2ff7a77c7b8e 100644
>> --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
>> @@ -129,6 +129,11 @@
>> #define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS 1000
>> #define MIN_DMA_LEN 128
>>
>> +static bool atmel_nand_avoid_dma __read_mostly;
>> +
>> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(avoiddma, "Avoid using DMA");
>> +module_param_named(avoiddma, atmel_nand_avoid_dma, bool, 0400);
>
> We had the DT parameter "atmel,nand-has-dma" for this purpose and it was
> associated with a module parameter as well (use_dma,).
>
> Is it only managed by old DT binding?

Saw it, but I need the reverse. I.e. *not* using DMA.

And I didn't think this belonged in DT since in some sense it doesn't really
describe HW so I went with a module parameter.

Cheers,
Peter