Re: [PATCH] net: smc91x: convert pxa dma to dmaengine

[David Miller]

From: Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:41:54 +0200

> David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> From: Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@xxxxxxx>
>> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 21:26:04 +0200
>>
>>> Convert the dma transfers to be dmaengine based, now pxa has a dmaengine
>>> slave driver. This makes this driver a bit more PXA agnostic.
>>> 
>>> The driver was tested on pxa27x (mainstone) and pxa310 (zylonite),
>>> ie. only pxa platforms.
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@xxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: Russell King <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> This has potential to break other platform such as Neponset, Idp,
>>> halibut and qsd8x50, so I added Russell and Arnd as they were discussing
>>> smc91x support last February.
>>
> 
>> Is someone testing whether such platforms break or not?  I'm waiting for
>> that before I consider applying this patch.
> 
> My understanding is that Russell is the only one left testing them, or at least
> he was the only one complaining about a breakage lately on neponset.
> 
> I can wait several weeks for Russell to have a bit of time to try : I know it
> will compile correctly at least for neponset, and I know almost all the code is
> under #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_PXA. And still I would feel far more comfortable if it
> was tested, just as you.

Oh well, I've waited long enough.... patch applied, thanks.
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