[PATCH v2 2/2] Crypto: Talitos: Support for Async_tx XOR offload

[Li Yang-R58472]

>Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Crypto: Talitos: Support for 
>Async_tx XOR offload
>
>On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 03:47:48PM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
>> Kumar Gala wrote:
>> >>> Changes with respect to v1 as per comments received o. 
>Rebased to 
>> >>> linux-next as of 20091216 o. The selection is based exclusive of 
>> >>> fsldma o. Intoduced a new Kernel Configuration variable
>> >>>   *. This enables selecting the Cryptographic functionality
>> >>>      of Talitos along with fsldma.
>> >>>   *. Disables the XOR parity calculation offload, if 
>fsldma enabled
>> >>>      either as kernel in-built or as a module
>> >>>   *. Once the inter-operability with fsldma is resolved, 
>this option
>> >>>      can be removed
>> >> wait, why can't the interoperability bug be fixed in the 
>first place?
>> > 
>> > I agree w/Kim.  We need to better understand what the bug 
>is and how to reproduce it so we can get to the root cause.
>> > 
>> > Paper taping over it by disabling fsldma is not the right solution.
>> 
>> Hopefully this prompts fsldma authors to get involved because the 
>> interoperability issue has been out there without comment*, just 
>> band-aids, since October.
>> 
>> --
>> Dan
>> 
>> * well one comment from Ira saying the interrupt 
>functionality worked 
>> for him.
>
>Yes, I have used the device_prep_dma_interrupt() functionality 
>quite a while back. However, I found it to be pretty much 
>useless. Any functionality I need is covered by adding a 
>callback to the last DMA
>memcpy() operation. Since the operations happen in-order, I 
>can be sure that the entire set of memcpy()s cas completed. I 
>never needed the capability to generate an interrupt without a 
>memcpy().
>
>I agree that the fsldma driver could use some love. There are 
>places where I am still not confident in the locking. Perhaps 
>I can find some time over Christmas to work on it, but I need 
>someone with 85xx/86xx hardware to test the changes. I only 
>have 83xx hardware.

I can also help with the 85xx testing when I finish the busy project
soon.

- Leo