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SubjectRe: [PATCH 5/6] dmaengine: Add Broadcom SBA RAID driver
On Mon, Feb 06, 2017 at 05:31:15PM +0530, Anup Patel wrote:

> >> +
> >> +/* SBA C_MDATA helper macros */
> >> +#define SBA_C_MDATA_LOAD_VAL(__bnum0) ((__bnum0) & 0x3)
> >> +#define SBA_C_MDATA_WRITE_VAL(__bnum0) ((__bnum0) & 0x3)
> >> +#define SBA_C_MDATA_XOR_VAL(__bnum1, __bnum0) \
> >> + ({ u32 __v = ((__bnum0) & 0x3); \
> >> + __v |= ((__bnum1) & 0x3) << 2; \
> >> + __v; \
> >> + })
> >> +#define SBA_C_MDATA_PQ_VAL(__dnum, __bnum1, __bnum0) \
> >> + ({ u32 __v = ((__bnum0) & 0x3); \
> >> + __v |= ((__bnum1) & 0x3) << 2; \
> >> + __v |= ((__dnum) & 0x1f) << 5; \
> >> + __v; \
> >> + })
> >
> > ah why are we usig complex macros, why can't these be simple functions..
>
> "static inline functions" seemed too complicated here because most of
> these macros are two lines of c-code.

and thats where I have an issue with this. Macros for simple things is fine
but not for couple of line of logic!

>
> Do you still insist on using "static inline functions"?

Yes

>
> >
> >> +#define SBA_C_MDATA_LS(__c_mdata_val) ((__c_mdata_val) & 0xff)
> >> +#define SBA_C_MDATA_MS(__c_mdata_val) (((__c_mdata_val) >> 8) & 0x3)
> >> +
> >> +/* Driver helper macros */
> >> +#define to_sba_request(tx) \
> >> + container_of(tx, struct sba_request, tx)
> >> +#define to_sba_device(dchan) \
> >> + container_of(dchan, struct sba_device, dma_chan)
> >> +
> >> +enum sba_request_state {
> >> + SBA_REQUEST_STATE_FREE = 1,
> >> + SBA_REQUEST_STATE_ALLOCED = 2,
> >> + SBA_REQUEST_STATE_PENDING = 3,
> >> + SBA_REQUEST_STATE_ACTIVE = 4,
> >> + SBA_REQUEST_STATE_COMPLETED = 5,
> >> + SBA_REQUEST_STATE_ABORTED = 6,
> >
> > whats up with a very funny indentation setting, we use 8 chars.
> >
> > Please re-read the Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
>
> I have double checked this enum. The indentation is fine
> and as-per coding style. Am I missing anything else?

Somehow the initial indent doesnt seem to be 8 chars to me.

> >> +static enum dma_status sba_tx_status(struct dma_chan *dchan,
> >> + dma_cookie_t cookie,
> >> + struct dma_tx_state *txstate)
> >> +{
> >> + int mchan_idx;
> >> + enum dma_status ret;
> >> + struct sba_device *sba = to_sba_device(dchan);
> >> +
> >> + ret = dma_cookie_status(dchan, cookie, txstate);
> >> + if (ret == DMA_COMPLETE)
> >> + return ret;
> >> +
> >> + for (mchan_idx = 0; mchan_idx < sba->mchans_count; mchan_idx++)
> >> + mbox_client_peek_data(sba->mchans[mchan_idx]);
> >
> > what is this achieving?
>
> The mbox_client_peek_data() is a hint to mailbox controller driver
> to check for available messages.
>
> This gives good performance improvement when some DMA client
> code is polling using tx_status() callback.

Then why do it before and then check status.

--
~Vinod

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