Re: [PATCH 1/8] dmaengine: Add API to combine configuration and preparation (sg and single)

Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]>
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On Mon, Dec 08, 2025 at 12:09:40PM -0500, Frank Li wrote:
> Previously, configuration and preparation required two separate calls. This
> works well when configuration is done only once during initialization.
> 
> However, in cases where the burst length or source/destination address must
> be adjusted for each transfer, calling two functions is verbose and
> requires additional locking to ensure both steps complete atomically.
> 
> Add a new API and callback device_prep_slave_sg_config that combines
> configuration and preparation into a single operation. If the configuration
> argument is passed as NULL, fall back to the existing implementation.

Maybe this would be a good time to start retiring the "slave" naming
and come up with shorter names as a win-win situation?
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