From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: b32955@freescale.com (Huang Shijie) Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:56:18 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] IMX/SDMA : save the real count for one DMA transaction. In-Reply-To: <20111123113656.GG4063@pengutronix.de> References: <1322039585-7901-1-git-send-email-b32955@freescale.com> <20111123105821.GC4063@pengutronix.de> <4ECCD34C.1090400@freescale.com> <20111123110626.GD4063@pengutronix.de> <4ECCD553.5020804@freescale.com> <20111123111816.GF4063@pengutronix.de> <4ECCD910.1010004@freescale.com> <20111123113656.GG4063@pengutronix.de> Message-ID: <4ECDB252.3090006@freescale.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org ? 2011?11?23? 19:36, Wolfram Sang ??: > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 07:29:20PM +0800, Huang Shijie wrote: >>> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 07:13:23PM +0800, Huang Shijie wrote: >>>>>>>> + /* save the real count we received or transmitted. */ >>>>>>>> + chan->private = (void *)count; >>>>>>> And if someone later needs another variable which is private? >>>>>>> >>>>>> I ever wanted to add an new parameter `void *` to dma_aync_tx_callback, >>>>>> but it seemed i have >>>>>> to change a lot of files. >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you have any better suggestion? >>>>> Use a private struct and put count in there. >>>>> >>>> Where to put the private struct? in the imx-sdma.c ? >>>> If i put it there, how can i get it in the UART driver with the current >>>> DMA API? >>> So, in the UART driver you assume that void* is an int? Or how do you >>> currently use count? >>> >> In the UART driver, I use the following lines: >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> + struct dma_chan *chan = sport->dma_chan_rx; >> + unsigned int count = (unsigned int)chan->private; >> ------------------------------------------------------- > And why can't you use a struct here? chan->private->count? > > Even then, I doubt if you can get this into mainline. But when you try, I wish to post the UART code as well as this patch. But the PINMUX driver of mx6q is not ready now(so do the mx23/28). I have to send out this single patch now. thanks. Huang Shijie > please always post a user for this change (or a reference to it), that > is, the uart-driver. Otherwise there is no reason to include a change. > > Regards, > > Wolfram > >