Re: [PATCH] fsldma: use PCI Read Multiple command

[Kumar Gala <galak@kernel.crashing.org>]

On Jun 12, 2009, at 4:23 AM, Li Yang wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Ira Snyder<iws@ovro.caltech.edu>  
> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 09:45:26PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
>>>
>>> On Apr 27, 2009, at 3:49 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Timur Tabi <timur@freescale.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Adding Kumar to the CC: list, since he might pick up the patch.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Acked-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
>>>>
>>>> I agree with taking this through Kumar's tree.
>>>
>>> I'm going through patches for .31.. Should I still pick this up?   
>>> Going
>>> forward should I pick up fsldma patches?
>>>
>>
>> I'm fine with that, but you should probably talk to Li Yang (added to
>> CC). He's gotten in contact with me a few times recently.
>
> I am fine with both ways for this patch as it is only related to
> Freescale register details.  But in general I think patches should go
> through functional subsystem, as they usually would need insight of
> the subsystem architecture.  I prefer the way that the patch acked or
> signed-off by Freescale guys and push upstream through Dan's tree as
> most other subsystems did.  Unless Dan prefers to ack the subsystem
> architectural part of each patch and have them pushed other way.

I agree w/this and just wanting to see what Dan's preference is.

- k