On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:07:26 -0700
"Dan Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > +struct dma_slave_descriptor {
> > + struct dma_async_tx_descriptor txd;
> > + struct list_head client_node;
> > +};
>
> Can you explain a bit why client_node is needed? I do not think we
> need dma_slave_descriptor if dma_unmap data / control is added to
> dma_async_tx_descriptor. Hmm?
Well, it's perhaps not needed for slave transfers as such. But the MMC
driver (and I suspect quite a few other users of the slave interface)
deals with scatterlists, so it needs a way to keep track of all the
descriptors it submits. Hence the list node.
But looking at your latest patch series, I guess we can use the new
"next" field instead. It's not like we really need the full
capabilities of list_head.
Haavard
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