Re: [PATCH v7 1/3] dmaengine: ptdma: Initial driver for the AMD PTDMA

[Sanjay R Mehta]

On 3/22/2021 11:34 AM, Vinod Koul wrote:
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> On 18-03-21, 16:16, Sanjay R Mehta wrote:
>>>> +#include <linux/delay.h>
>>>> +#include <linux/interrupt.h>
>>>> +#include <linux/kernel.h>
>>>> +#include <linux/kthread.h>
>>>> +#include <linux/module.h>
>>>> +#include <linux/pci_ids.h>
>>>> +#include <linux/pci.h>
>>>> +#include <linux/spinlock.h>
>>>> +#include <linux/sched.h>
>>>
>>> why do you need sched.h here?
>>>
>>>> +
>>>> +#include "ptdma.h"
>>>> +
>>>> +/* Ever-increasing value to produce unique unit numbers */
>>>> +static atomic_t pt_ordinal;
>>>
>>> What is the need of that?
>>>
>>
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Sure Vinod.

>> The "pt_ordinal" is incremented for each DMA instances and its number
>> is used only to assign device name for each instances.  This same
>> device name is passed as a string parameter in many places in code
>> like while using request_irq(), dma_pool_create() and in debugfs.
> 
> Why do you need that, why not use device name which is unique..?
> 
Can we take this as part of bug fixes series in future?

>> Also, I have implemented all of the comments for this patch except
>> this. if this is fine, will send the next version for review.
> 
> Am not sure I remember all the comments I gave, it has been _quite_ a
> while since the feedback was provided. In order to have effective review
> it would be great to revert back on a reasonable timeline and discuss...
> 
Apologies from my side. I understand that I have taken more time. But I assure it doesn't happen again.
I have already sent out v8, can you please have a look at and provide your valuable feedback.


> Thanks
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> ~Vinod
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