Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] dw_dmac: add cyclic API to DW DMA driver

From: Haavard Skinnemoen
Date: Wed Apr 01 2009 - 09:53:51 EST


Hans-Christian Egtvedt wrote:
> This patch adds a cyclic DMA interface to the DW DMA driver. This is
> very useful if you want to use the DMA controller in combination with a
> sound device which uses cyclic buffers.
>
> Using a DMA channel for cyclic DMA will disable the possibility to use
> it as a normal DMA engine until the user calls the cyclic free function
> on the DMA channel. Also a cyclic DMA list can not be prepared if the
> channel is already active.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hans-Christian Egtvedt <hans-christian.egtvedt@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Haavard Skinnemoen <haavard.skinnemoen@xxxxxxxxx>
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