From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from ozlabs.org (ozlabs.org [203.10.76.45]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mx.ozlabs.org", Issuer "CA Cert Signing Authority" (verified OK)) by bilbo.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B4656B71CA for ; Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:38:04 +1000 (EST) Received: from mga11.intel.com (mga11.intel.com [192.55.52.93]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0AEBDDD04 for ; Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:38:03 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <4A329278.3010607@intel.com> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:38:00 -0700 From: Dan Williams MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kumar Gala Subject: Re: [PATCH] fsldma: use PCI Read Multiple command References: <49F608B7.9080409@ovro.caltech.edu> <49F60A3A.4060402@freescale.com> <49F61416.8040501@ovro.caltech.edu> <49F614FC.70000@freescale.com> <20090427204213.GA4960@ovro.caltech.edu> <49F619C4.20100@freescale.com> <09185A86-F744-4302-A78A-04E1FFFA32BD@kernel.crashing.org> <20090611151750.GB9323@ovro.caltech.edu> <2a27d3730906120223w9f30b7ewfd22eb328e3a23d3@mail.gmail.com> <24633D89-D4EC-4C27-8B7F-3992EFE50989@kernel.crashing.org> In-Reply-To: <24633D89-D4EC-4C27-8B7F-3992EFE50989@kernel.crashing.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Cc: David Hawkins , Ira Snyder , Liu Dave-R63238 , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org" , Li Yang , Timur Tabi List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Kumar Gala wrote: > On Jun 12, 2009, at 4:23 AM, Li Yang wrote: > >> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Ira Snyder >> wrote: >>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 09:45:26PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote: >>>> On Apr 27, 2009, at 3:49 PM, Dan Williams wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Timur Tabi >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Adding Kumar to the CC: list, since he might pick up the patch. >>>>>> >>>>> Acked-by: Dan Williams >>>>> >>>>> I agree with taking this through Kumar's tree. >>>> I'm going through patches for .31.. Should I still pick this up? >>>> Going >>>> forward should I pick up fsldma patches? >>>> >>> I'm fine with that, but you should probably talk to Li Yang (added to >>> CC). He's gotten in contact with me a few times recently. >> I am fine with both ways for this patch as it is only related to >> Freescale register details. But in general I think patches should go >> through functional subsystem, as they usually would need insight of >> the subsystem architecture. I prefer the way that the patch acked or >> signed-off by Freescale guys and push upstream through Dan's tree as >> most other subsystems did. Unless Dan prefers to ack the subsystem >> architectural part of each patch and have them pushed other way. > > I agree w/this and just wanting to see what Dan's preference is. I'll take fsldma patches through the dmaengine tree with Leo's ack/sign-off. That last request was a one-off because I had nothing else to push and the discussion was very architecture specific. Thanks, Dan