[PATCH v5 06/10] dmaengine: dw: simplify transfer-complete handling

From: James Hilliard

Date: Mon Nov 02 2026 - 16:26:00 EST


With hardware-LLP residue handled by the status getter, the descriptor
scanner only needs to process transfer-complete events. Return through a
common unlock path when no event or active descriptor remains, and flatten
the completion handling.

Only one transaction is active on a channel. Detach that descriptor before
starting the next queued transfer, keeping cookie completion under the
channel lock and client notification outside it. Preserve software-LLP
block advancement before completing the transaction.

Signed-off-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@xxxxxxxxx>

---

Changelog RFC:
- Instead of just dropping the dwc_scan_descriptors() method invocation
calculate the residue in the Tx-status getter.
---
drivers/dma/dw/core.c | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------
1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
index 0d6b5bd8ea6b..e198c9f45f0b 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
@@ -271,74 +271,58 @@ static void dwc_scan_descriptors(struct dw_dma *dw, struct dw_dma_chan *dwc)
{
struct dw_desc *desc, *_desc;
struct dw_desc *child;
- u32 status_xfer;
unsigned long flags;
LIST_HEAD(list);

spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags);
- status_xfer = dma_readl(dw, RAW.XFER);
-
- if (status_xfer & dwc->mask) {
- /* Everything we've submitted is done */
- dma_writel(dw, CLEAR.XFER, dwc->mask);
- if (list_empty(&dwc->active_list)) {
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
- return;
- }
-
- if (test_bit(DW_DMA_IS_SOFT_LLP, &dwc->flags)) {
- struct list_head *head, *active = dwc->tx_node_active;
-
- /*
- * We are inside first active descriptor.
- * Otherwise something is really wrong.
- */
- desc = dwc_first_active(dwc);
-
- head = &desc->tx_list;
- if (active != head) {
- /* Update residue to reflect last sent descriptor */
- if (active == head->next)
- desc->residue -= desc->len;
- else
- desc->residue -= to_dw_desc(active->prev)->len;

- child = to_dw_desc(active);
-
- /* Submit next block */
- dwc_do_single_block(dwc, child);
+ if (!(dma_readl(dw, RAW.XFER) & dwc->mask))
+ goto unlock;

- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
- return;
- }
+ dma_writel(dw, CLEAR.XFER, dwc->mask);
+ if (list_empty(&dwc->active_list))
+ goto unlock;

- /* We are done here */
- clear_bit(DW_DMA_IS_SOFT_LLP, &dwc->flags);
+ desc = dwc_first_active(dwc);
+ if (test_bit(DW_DMA_IS_SOFT_LLP, &dwc->flags)) {
+ struct list_head *head = &desc->tx_list;
+ struct list_head *active = dwc->tx_node_active;
+
+ if (active != head) {
+ /* Update residue to reflect last sent descriptor. */
+ if (active == head->next)
+ desc->residue -= desc->len;
+ else
+ desc->residue -= to_dw_desc(active->prev)->len;
+
+ child = to_dw_desc(active);
+
+ /* Submit next block, including for polled transfers. */
+ dwc_do_single_block(dwc, child);
+ goto unlock;
}

- if (dma_readl(dw, CH_EN) & dwc->mask) {
- dev_err(dmaengine_chan_dev(&dwc->chan),
- "BUG: XFER bit set, but channel not idle!\n");
-
- /* Try to continue after resetting the channel... */
- dwc_chan_disable(dw, dwc);
- }
+ clear_bit(DW_DMA_IS_SOFT_LLP, &dwc->flags);
+ }

- /* Detach the completed transfer before starting queued work. */
- list_splice_init(&dwc->active_list, &list);
- list_for_each_entry(desc, &list, desc_node)
- dma_cookie_complete(&desc->txd);
- dwc_dostart_first_queued(dwc);
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
+ if (dma_readl(dw, CH_EN) & dwc->mask) {
+ dev_err(dmaengine_chan_dev(&dwc->chan),
+ "BUG: XFER bit set, but channel not idle!\n");

- list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &list, desc_node) {
- list_del_init(&desc->desc_node);
- dwc_descriptor_free(dwc, desc, true);
- }
- return;
+ /* Try to continue after resetting the channel... */
+ dwc_chan_disable(dw, dwc);
}

+ dma_cookie_complete(&desc->txd);
+ list_move_tail(&desc->desc_node, &list);
+ dwc_dostart_first_queued(dwc);
+unlock:
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dwc->lock, flags);
+
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, _desc, &list, desc_node) {
+ list_del_init(&desc->desc_node);
+ dwc_descriptor_free(dwc, desc, true);
+ }
}

static inline void dwc_dump_lli(struct dw_dma_chan *dwc, struct dw_desc *desc)

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