On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Maxime Ripard
<[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> +These various types will also affect how the source and destination
>> >> +addresses change over time, as DMA_SLAVE transfers will usually have
>> >> +one of the addresses that will increment, while the other will not,
>> >> +DMA_CYCLIC will have one address that will loop, while the other, will
>> >
>> > s/the other,/the other/
>> >
>> >> +not change, etc.
>>
>> This is a little bit vague in my opinion. And usually, it is pretty
>> implementation specific.
>
> Which is why we can't really be more precise. If you have any other
> wording coming to your mind, I'm all for it :)
Perhaps:
Addresses pointing to RAM are typically incremented (or decremented) after
each transfer. In case of a ring buffer, they may loop (DMA_CYCLIC).
Addresses pointing to a device's register (e.g. a FIFO) are typically fixed.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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