Re: [PATCH v1 12/12] serial: 8250_lpss: enable DMA on Intel Quark UART

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Wed, 2016-04-13 at 12:22 +0100, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
> On Tue, 2016-04-12 at 19:50 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > I haven't read your V2 yet but on this, I'd suggest raising the
> > burst
> > > 
> > > size to 32 bytes for UART (no higher) we found during bringup that
> > > larger sizes "fall-over and die" but, anything up to 32 bytes is
> > > OK
> > -
> > > 
> > > and therefore you should be able to reduce the number of
> > > bursts/interrupts etc.
> > It can't be more that FIFO size and recommendation as far as I know
> > is
> > FIFO/2, which is exactly 8 bytes.
> Why not ?

Because a probability of FIFO overrun.

There is a big chapter ("Peripheral Burst Transaction Requests") in
dw_apb_dmac_db.pdf covering this.

> 
> We went as high as 32 bytes previously in the BSP with no obvious
> errors.
> 
> At 8 bytes or 1/2 of the FIFO size I'd ask the question is DMA even
> worth it i.e. does it take more time to setup and execute a DMA
> transaction @ 1/2 FIFO size than just writing straight into the FIFO ?

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Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Intel Finland Oy