RE: [PATCH v8 2/2] omap hsmmc: adaptation of sdma descriptor autoloading feature

Shilimkar, Santosh
2010-05-06T09:38:35Z

> -----Original Message-----
> From: kishore kadiyala [mailto:kishorek.kadiyala@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 2:32 PM
> To: Shilimkar, Santosh
> Cc: S, Venkatraman; linux-omap@vger.kernel.org; linux-mmc@vger.kernel.org; linux-arm-
> kernel@lists.arm.linux.org.uk; Chikkature Rajashekar, Madhusudhan; Adrian Hunter; Kadiyala, Kishore;
> Tony Lindgren
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 2/2] omap hsmmc: adaptation of sdma descriptor autoloading feature
>
> <<snip>>
>
> >> I am not clear about the method. The board files export the
> >> omap_mmc_platform_data.
> >> Does it imply that all board files have to change and export
> >> the capability so that it can be queried ?
> > No. You don't have to modify the board files. This would need
> > change in devices.c which common for all omap boards.
> >
> > I don't have a strong opinion on this point but just put forth an
> > alternate way to avoid such SOC specific check in drivers.
> > You can take call on this
>
> Agree. How about adding a flag in hsmmc.h & omap_mmc_platform_data,
> that would take care of SDMA & SDMA_DLAOD in the driver instead going
> with SOC check .

Good idea Kishore.
Venkat,
Can you do what kishore is suggesting.

Regards,
Santosh