[PATCH V2 2/4] dmaengine: xilinx_dma: Fix irq handler and start transfer path for AXI DMA

Pandey, Radhey Shyam radhey.shyam.pandey at amd.com
Tue Jul 15 04:05:12 PDT 2025


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suraj Gupta <suraj.gupta2 at amd.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2025 3:42 PM
> To: andrew+netdev at lunn.ch; davem at davemloft.net; kuba at kernel.org;
> pabeni at redhat.com; Simek, Michal <michal.simek at amd.com>; vkoul at kernel.org;
> Pandey, Radhey Shyam <radhey.shyam.pandey at amd.com>
> Cc: netdev at vger.kernel.org; linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org; linux-
> kernel at vger.kernel.org; dmaengine at vger.kernel.org; Katakam, Harini
> <harini.katakam at amd.com>
> Subject: [PATCH V2 2/4] dmaengine: xilinx_dma: Fix irq handler and start transfer
> path for AXI DMA

Mention - a short summary of what you are fixing. i.e allow queuing up multiple
DMA transaction in running state or something like that.

>
> AXI DMA driver incorrectly assumes complete transfer completion upon IRQ
> reception, particularly problematic when IRQ coalescing is active.
> Updating the tail pointer dynamically fixes it.
> Remove existing idle state validation in the beginning of
> xilinx_dma_start_transfer() as it blocks valid transfer initiation on busy channels with
> queued descriptors.
> Additionally, refactor xilinx_dma_start_transfer() to consolidate coalesce and delay
> configurations while conditionally starting channels only when idle.

These two refactor should be in separate patch and as it in optimizing existing flow.
>
> Signed-off-by: Suraj Gupta <suraj.gupta2 at amd.com>
> Fixes: Fixes: c0bba3a99f07 ("dmaengine: vdma: Add Support for Xilinx AXI Direct
> Memory Access Engine")

Not a real bug but an implementation from the start and subsequent queue
we're not allowed on running DMA. Same is the case for other DMA variants.

> ---
>  drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c | 20 ++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c index
> a34d8f0ceed8..187749b7b8a6 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
> @@ -1548,9 +1548,6 @@ static void xilinx_dma_start_transfer(struct
> xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
>       if (list_empty(&chan->pending_list))
>               return;
>
> -     if (!chan->idle)
> -             return;
> -
>       head_desc = list_first_entry(&chan->pending_list,
>                                    struct xilinx_dma_tx_descriptor, node);
>       tail_desc = list_last_entry(&chan->pending_list,
> @@ -1558,23 +1555,24 @@ static void xilinx_dma_start_transfer(struct
> xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
>       tail_segment = list_last_entry(&tail_desc->segments,
>                                      struct xilinx_axidma_tx_segment, node);
>
> +     if (chan->has_sg && list_empty(&chan->active_list))

Can also use chan-> idle equivalent of empty active list?
But is fine as is also.


> +             xilinx_write(chan, XILINX_DMA_REG_CURDESC,
> +                          head_desc->async_tx.phys);
> +
>       reg = dma_ctrl_read(chan, XILINX_DMA_REG_DMACR);
>
>       if (chan->desc_pendingcount <= XILINX_DMA_COALESCE_MAX) {
>               reg &= ~XILINX_DMA_CR_COALESCE_MAX;
>               reg |= chan->desc_pendingcount <<
>                                 XILINX_DMA_CR_COALESCE_SHIFT;
> -             dma_ctrl_write(chan, XILINX_DMA_REG_DMACR, reg);

This seems to unrelated change. Please consider optimization to separate
patch.

>       }
>
> -     if (chan->has_sg)
> -             xilinx_write(chan, XILINX_DMA_REG_CURDESC,
> -                          head_desc->async_tx.phys);
>       reg  &= ~XILINX_DMA_CR_DELAY_MAX;
>       reg  |= chan->irq_delay << XILINX_DMA_CR_DELAY_SHIFT;
>       dma_ctrl_write(chan, XILINX_DMA_REG_DMACR, reg);
>
> -     xilinx_dma_start(chan);
> +     if (chan->idle)
> +             xilinx_dma_start(chan);

Same as above.

>
>       if (chan->err)
>               return;
> @@ -1914,8 +1912,10 @@ static irqreturn_t xilinx_dma_irq_handler(int irq, void
> *data)
>                     XILINX_DMA_DMASR_DLY_CNT_IRQ)) {
>               spin_lock(&chan->lock);
>               xilinx_dma_complete_descriptor(chan);
> -             chan->idle = true;
> -             chan->start_transfer(chan);
> +             if (list_empty(&chan->active_list)) {
> +                     chan->idle = true;
> +                     chan->start_transfer(chan);
> +             }
>               spin_unlock(&chan->lock);
>       }
>
> --
> 2.25.1




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