RE: [PATCH 2/3] dmaengine: xilinx_dma: Refactor axidma channel validation

[Radhey Shyam Pandey]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vinod <vkoul@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 9:20 PM
> To: Radhey Shyam Pandey <radheys@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx; Michal Simek <michals@xxxxxxxxxx>; Appana
> Durga Kedareswara Rao <appanad@xxxxxxxxxx>; lars@xxxxxxxxxx;
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] dmaengine: xilinx_dma: Refactor axidma channel
> validation
> 
> On 27-07-18, 16:20, Radhey Shyam Pandey wrote:
> > In axidma start_transfer, prefer checking channel states before other
> > params i.e pending_list.
> 
> and what that preference be?
There is no strict preference. I thought to group and first check channel
states(idle/error) and then look for pending list.

Thanks,
Radhey
> 
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Radhey Shyam Pandey <radhey.shyam.pandey@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c |    4 ++--
> >  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
> > b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c index 06d1632..a37871e 100644
> > --- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
> > +++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
> > @@ -1271,10 +1271,10 @@ static void xilinx_dma_start_transfer(struct
> xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
> >  	if (chan->err)
> >  		return;
> >
> > -	if (list_empty(&chan->pending_list))
> > +	if (!chan->idle)
> >  		return;
> >
> > -	if (!chan->idle)
> > +	if (list_empty(&chan->pending_list))
> >  		return;
> >
> >  	head_desc = list_first_entry(&chan->pending_list,
> > --
> > 1.7.1
> >
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> ~Vinod