Re: [RFC PATCH 2/4] i2c: add docs to clarify DMA handling

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Wolfram,

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Wolfram Sang <wsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> So it won't fall back to PIO if CONFIG_DMA_API_DEBUG is enabled?
>
> No, it will complain loudly with more details about the same things (and
> some more). But for that to do, it cannot fall back to PIO.
>
> Otherwise, you might get the idea that all is fine since you enabled
> CONFIG_DMA_API_DEBUG but miss that most of you transfers fell back to
> PIO. That was my thinking...

Hmm....

I have it enabled all the time. So my devices may stop working...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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