Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] powerpc/512x: add a device tree binding for LocalPlus Bus FIFO

From: Alexander Popov
Date: Tue Sep 29 2015 - 02:32:32 EST


On 28.09.2015 16:26, Timur Tabi wrote:
> Alexander Popov wrote:
>> I've just followed devicetree/bindings/dma/dma.txt...
>> This "rx-tx" doesn't mean much but it could show that LocalPlus Bus FIFO
>> uses a single DMA read-write channel. Should I really drop it?
>
> Hmmm, I'm not sure. Is there anything else (besides your driver) that
> parses this device tree node?

No, mpc512x_lpbfifo.c is the only piece of code which is going to use this
device tree node.

> dma.txt says this:
>
> "The specific strings that can be used are defined in the binding of the
> DMA client device."
>
> So this looks like it's driver-specific,

Yes.
MPC512x LocalPlus Bus FIFO uses the channel #26 of the DMA controller
both for reading and writing, and other DMA clients use other specific
DMA channels. This channel assignment is fixed in hardware and described
in the Reference Manual.

> but it is a required property.
> I guess you should keep it, but I think you should get a second opinion.

Ok, thanks.

Best regards,
Alexander
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