[PATCH 2/2] powerpc/512x: DMA via LocalPlus Bus testing driver

[Alexander Popov]

2013/5/17 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh at linuxfoundation.org>:
> On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 07:23:15PM +0400, Alexander Popov wrote:
>> This module tests Direct Memory Access to some device on LocalPlus Bus
>> for Freescale MPC512x. In other words it tests the bundle
>> of mpc512x_lpbfifo and mpc512x_dma drivers.
>>
>> This testing driver was multiply used with static RAM (CY62167EV30LL-45ZXI)
>> which lives on LocalPlus Bus on our board. This testing driver was used
>> instead of the original static RAM driver and it is an abnormal hack.
>> That is why I just provide the driver code and don't modify any environment.
>>
>
> You obviously didn't test your testing driver to see if it would build
> in the kernel source tree :(
>
> Care to try again?

Hello Greg,
thanks for your comment.

You are right, this testing driver will not be built in the kernel source tree,
because I intentionally didn't send patches for the corresponding
Makefile, Kconfig and dts.

I would try to explain the reason once again:

I multiply used this testing driver with static RAM (CY62167EV30LL-45ZXI)
to test mpc512x_lpbfifo driver (which is [PATCH 1/2]:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/2511941/ ).
I used this testing driver _instead_ of the original static RAM driver
and it is an abnormal hack.
Because it breaks the usual work of static RAM.
That's why I just provided the code of this testing driver and didn't
modify Makefile, Kconfig and dts.

I hoped that the code of this testing driver will help to review
mpc512x_lpbfifo in the first part of this patch.
Thanks.

Best regards,
Alexander.