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From: khilman@deeprootsystems•com (Kevin Hilman)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists•infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 10/13] OMAP: DMA: Convert DMA library into DMA platform Driver
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:56:46 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <878w11awpt.fsf@deeprootsystems.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E0D41E29EB0DAC4E9F3FF173962E9E9402DC1A7D81@dbde02.ent.ti.com> (Manjunath Kondaiah G.'s message of "Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:53:16 +0530")

"G, Manjunath Kondaiah" <manjugk@ti•com> writes:

>> >> > +#define OMAP_DMA4_LOGICAL_DMA_CH_COUNT	32	/* 
>> >> REVISIT: Is this 32 + 2? */
>> >> > +
>> >> 
>> >> There are no users of this in this patch, all users are removed.
>> >
>> > This macro is used in hwmod data base. Do you mean hard coding this
>> > value in hwmod db and remove header?
>> 
>> What I mean is that from a reviewers perspective of this patch, you
>> added a new #define that is not used anywhere in this patch.  
>> a #define
>> should be added along with any users of it.
>
> No. This macro is used in omap2+ hwmod db through plat/dma.h which includes
> mach/dma.h

Which is not part of this patch.

Again, as a general rule, don't introduce code (#defines, headers,
functions, anything) in a patch if it is not used.

>> 
>> That being said, the number of channels of the DMA IP sounds like
>> something that should indeed be associated with the hwmod as it is a
>> fixed HW feature.
>>
> If so, I can remove this  macro and hard code in hwmod db.

OK, good.

Kevin

  reply	other threads:[~2010-11-10 17:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 50+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-10-26 13:25 [PATCH v3 00/13] OMAP: DMA: hwmod and DMA as platform device G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 01/13] OMAP: DMA: Replace read/write macros with functions G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-10-26 14:48   ` Nishanth Menon
2010-10-27  3:54     ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-10-27 14:26       ` Menon, Nishanth
2010-10-29  8:15         ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-09 21:37   ` Kevin Hilman
2010-11-10 14:01     ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-10 16:03       ` Kevin Hilman
2010-11-10 17:16         ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-10 17:35           ` Kevin Hilman
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 02/13] OMAP: DMA: Introduce errata handling feature G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-09 22:12   ` Kevin Hilman
2010-11-10 14:02     ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-10 16:26       ` Kevin Hilman
2010-11-10 17:39         ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 03/13] OMAP: DMA: Introduce DMA device attributes G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-09 21:46   ` Kevin Hilman
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 04/13] OMAP2420: DMA: hwmod: add system DMA G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-09 23:13   ` Kevin Hilman
2010-11-11 23:04     ` Kevin Hilman
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 05/13] OMAP2430: " G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 06/13] OMAP3: " G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-03 12:59   ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-04  4:29     ` Cousson, Benoit
2010-11-04  7:01       ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-04 12:30         ` Cousson, Benoit
2010-11-04 15:48           ` Kevin Hilman
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 07/13] OMAP4: " G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 08/13] OMAP1: DMA: Introduce DMA driver as platform device G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-09 22:23   ` Kevin Hilman
2010-11-10 14:02     ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 09/13] OMAP2+: DMA: hwmod: Device registration G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 10/13] OMAP: DMA: Convert DMA library into DMA platform Driver G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-09 22:26   ` Kevin Hilman
2010-11-10 14:02     ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-10 16:24       ` Kevin Hilman
2010-11-10 17:23         ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-10 17:56           ` Kevin Hilman [this message]
2010-11-09 23:29   ` Kevin Hilman
2010-11-10 14:02     ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 11/13] OMAP: DMA: Use DMA device attributes G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 12/13] OMAP2+: DMA: descriptor autoloading feature G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-10-26 13:25 ` [PATCH v3 13/13] OMAP: PM: DMA: Enable runtime pm G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-09 22:48   ` Kevin Hilman
2010-11-10 14:02     ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-10 16:14       ` Kevin Hilman
2010-10-27  4:57 ` [PATCH v3 00/13] OMAP: DMA: hwmod and DMA as platform device G, Manjunath Kondaiah
2010-11-09 23:11 ` Kevin Hilman
2010-11-10 14:02   ` G, Manjunath Kondaiah

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