From: Tero Kristo <t-kristo@ti.com>
To: Peter Ujfalusi <peter.ujfalusi@ti.com>, <vkoul@kernel.org>,
<robh+dt@kernel.org>, <nm@ti.com>, <ssantosh@kernel.org>
Cc: <dan.j.williams@intel.com>, <dmaengine@vger.kernel.org>,
<linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org>,
<devicetree@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
<grygorii.strashko@ti.com>, <lokeshvutla@ti.com>,
<tony@atomide.com>, <j-keerthy@ti.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/14] dmaengine: Add metadata_ops for dma_async_tx_descriptor
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 10:37:09 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1d4e049b-737c-3904-2bb1-6e058ab69a4d@ti.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20191001061704.2399-5-peter.ujfalusi@ti.com>
On 01/10/2019 09:16, Peter Ujfalusi wrote:
> The metadata is best described as side band data or parameters traveling
> alongside the data DMAd by the DMA engine. It is data
> which is understood by the peripheral and the peripheral driver only, the
> DMA engine see it only as data block and it is not interpreting it in any
> way.
>
> The metadata can be different per descriptor as it is a parameter for the
> data being transferred.
>
> If the DMA supports per descriptor metadata it can implement the attach,
> get_ptr/set_len callbacks.
>
> Client drivers must only use either attach or get_ptr/set_len to avoid
> misconfiguration.
>
> Client driver can check if a given metadata mode is supported by the
> channel during probe time with
> dmaengine_is_metadata_mode_supported(chan, DESC_METADATA_CLIENT);
> dmaengine_is_metadata_mode_supported(chan, DESC_METADATA_ENGINE);
>
> and based on this information can use either mode.
>
> Wrappers are also added for the metadata_ops.
>
> To be used in DESC_METADATA_CLIENT mode:
> dmaengine_desc_attach_metadata()
>
> To be used in DESC_METADATA_ENGINE mode:
> dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr()
> dmaengine_desc_set_metadata_len()
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Ujfalusi <peter.ujfalusi@ti.com>
Again couple of typos below, but other than that:
Reviewed-by: Tero Kristo <t-kristo@ti.com>
> ---
> drivers/dma/dmaengine.c | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/dmaengine.h | 108 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
<snip>
> + * @DESC_METADATA_ENGINE - the metadata buffer is allocated/managed by the DMA
> + * driver. The client driver can ask for the pointer, maximum size and the
> + * currently used size of the metadata and can directly update or read it.
> + * dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() and dmaengine_desc_set_metadata_len() is
> + * provided as helper functions.
> + *
> + * Client drivers interested to use this mode can follow:
> + * - DMA_MEM_TO_DEV / DEV_MEM_TO_MEM:
> + * 1. prepare the descriptor (dmaengine_prep_*)
> + * 2. use dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() to get the pointer to the engine's
> + * metadata area
> + * 3. update the metadata at the pointer
> + * 4. use dmaengine_desc_set_metadata_len() to tell the DMA engine the amount
> + * of data the client has placed into the metadata buffer
> + * 5. submit the transfer
> + * - DMA_DEV_TO_MEM:
> + * 1. prepare the descriptor (dmaengine_prep_*)
> + * 2. submit the transfer
> + * 3. on transfer completion, use dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() to get the
> + * pointer to the engine's metadata are
are = area?
> + * 4. Read out the metadate from the pointer
metadate = metadata?
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-10-09 7:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-10-01 6:16 [PATCH v3 00/14] dmaengine/soc: Add Texas Instruments UDMA support Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-01 6:16 ` [PATCH v3 01/14] bindings: soc: ti: add documentation for k3 ringacc Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-01 6:16 ` [PATCH v3 02/14] soc: ti: k3: add navss ringacc driver Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-09 7:14 ` Tero Kristo
2019-10-09 13:27 ` Lokesh Vutla
2019-10-25 9:30 ` Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-29 8:52 ` Lokesh Vutla
2019-10-30 13:10 ` Grygorii Strashko
2019-10-01 6:16 ` [PATCH v3 03/14] dmaengine: doc: Add sections for per descriptor metadata support Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-09 7:30 ` Tero Kristo
2019-10-01 6:16 ` [PATCH v3 04/14] dmaengine: Add metadata_ops for dma_async_tx_descriptor Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-09 7:37 ` Tero Kristo [this message]
2019-10-01 6:16 ` [PATCH v3 05/14] dmaengine: Add support for reporting DMA cached data amount Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-09 9:17 ` Tero Kristo
2019-10-01 6:16 ` [PATCH v3 06/14] dmaengine: ti: Add cppi5 header for UDMA Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-09 9:13 ` Tero Kristo
2019-10-01 6:16 ` [PATCH v3 07/14] dt-bindings: dma: ti: Add document for K3 UDMA Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-10 17:52 ` Rob Herring
2019-10-11 7:30 ` Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-15 17:30 ` Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-17 14:03 ` Rob Herring
2019-10-22 11:46 ` Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-01 6:16 ` [PATCH v3 08/14] dmaengine: ti: New driver for K3 UDMA - split#1: defines, structs, io func Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-09 13:40 ` Tero Kristo
2019-10-01 6:16 ` [PATCH v3 09/14] dmaengine: ti: New driver for K3 UDMA - split#2: probe/remove, xlate and filter_fn Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-03 8:35 ` Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-01 6:17 ` [PATCH v3 10/14] dmaengine: ti: New driver for K3 UDMA - split#3: alloc/free chan_resources Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-01 6:17 ` [PATCH v3 11/14] dmaengine: ti: New driver for K3 UDMA - split#4: dma_device callbacks 1 Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-01 6:17 ` [PATCH v3 12/14] dmaengine: ti: New driver for K3 UDMA - split#5: dma_device callbacks 2 Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-01 6:17 ` [PATCH v3 13/14] dmaengine: ti: New driver for K3 UDMA - split#6: Kconfig and Makefile Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-01 6:17 ` [PATCH v3 14/14] dmaengine: ti: k3-udma: Add glue layer for non DMAengine users Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-04 16:35 ` [PATCH v3 00/14] dmaengine/soc: Add Texas Instruments UDMA support santosh.shilimkar
2019-10-08 10:09 ` Peter Ujfalusi
2019-10-09 16:02 ` santosh.shilimkar
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