Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] dt-bindings: dma: sf-pdma: add new compatible name

From: Samuel Holland
Date: Tue Oct 17 2023 - 13:42:45 EST


Hi Conor,

On 2023-10-05 5:54 AM, Conor Dooley wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 04, 2023 at 08:30:21AM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
>> Any fallback is only useful if an OS only understanding the fallback
>> will work with the h/w. Does this h/w work without the driver changes?
>
> Yes.
> I've been hoping that someone from SiFive would come along, and in
> response to this patchset, tell us _why_ the driver does not make use of
> out-of-order transfers to begin with.

I have raised this question internally. So far I have not seen anything to
suggest we need strictly-ordered transfers either, but I still need to confirm this.

Regards,
Samuel