From: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>
To: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com>
Cc: vinod.koul@intel.com, devicetree-discuss@lists.ozlabs.org,
spear-devel@list.st.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/3] dmaengine: dw_dmac: Enhance device tree support
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:44:52 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAKohpokY9PVTVh6nvPdj9+v0iLeuCOWMmpgaEDqSqNBxqf13WQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121012162057.GG12801@game.jcrosoft.org>
On 12 October 2012 21:50, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
<plagnioj@jcrosoft.com> wrote:
>> >> - pass platform data via DT, non-DT way still takes precedence if both are used.
>> > why keep it all platform are DT
>>
>> I would love to remove that, but not sure if somebody want's the non-DT
>> way too.
>>
>> I didn't wanted to get into fixing user SoCs of this driver.
> no drop it at the mailine if do not need it
But what's the harm in keeping it until we are sure, all users of it have
moved into DT? It is not adding any overhead for DT case. And this
is what most of the drivers today are doing, because not every platform
is DT compatible.
This driver is used in multiple architectures, not only ARM.
--
viresh
WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: viresh.kumar@linaro.org (Viresh Kumar)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH V2 2/3] dmaengine: dw_dmac: Enhance device tree support
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:44:52 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAKohpokY9PVTVh6nvPdj9+v0iLeuCOWMmpgaEDqSqNBxqf13WQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121012162057.GG12801@game.jcrosoft.org>
On 12 October 2012 21:50, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
<plagnioj@jcrosoft.com> wrote:
>> >> - pass platform data via DT, non-DT way still takes precedence if both are used.
>> > why keep it all platform are DT
>>
>> I would love to remove that, but not sure if somebody want's the non-DT
>> way too.
>>
>> I didn't wanted to get into fixing user SoCs of this driver.
> no drop it at the mailine if do not need it
But what's the harm in keeping it until we are sure, all users of it have
moved into DT? It is not adding any overhead for DT case. And this
is what most of the drivers today are doing, because not every platform
is DT compatible.
This driver is used in multiple architectures, not only ARM.
--
viresh
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-12 17:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-12 14:31 [PATCH V2 1/3] dmaengine: dw_dmac: Update documentation style comments for dw_dma_platform_data Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 14:31 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 14:31 ` [PATCH V2 2/3] dmaengine: dw_dmac: Enhance device tree support Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 14:31 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 14:50 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-12 14:50 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-12 14:55 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 14:55 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 16:20 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-12 16:20 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-12 17:14 ` Viresh Kumar [this message]
2012-10-12 17:14 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 14:58 ` Andy Shevchenko
2012-10-12 14:58 ` Andy Shevchenko
2012-10-12 15:18 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 15:18 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 15:53 ` Andy Shevchenko
2012-10-12 15:53 ` Andy Shevchenko
2012-10-12 15:55 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 15:55 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-15 3:29 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-15 3:29 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-15 7:35 ` Andy Shevchenko
2012-10-15 7:35 ` Andy Shevchenko
2012-10-12 14:31 ` [PATCH V2 3/3] ARM: SPEAr13xx: Pass DW DMAC platform data from DT Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 14:31 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 14:48 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-12 14:48 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-12 14:48 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-12 14:52 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 14:52 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 16:21 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-12 16:21 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-12 17:12 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-12 17:12 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-13 6:44 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-13 6:44 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-13 8:48 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-13 8:48 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-13 12:22 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-13 12:22 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-13 12:22 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-13 14:08 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-13 14:08 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-13 14:10 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-13 14:10 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-14 10:01 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-14 10:01 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-14 10:01 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2012-10-15 3:21 ` Viresh Kumar
2012-10-15 3:21 ` Viresh Kumar
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