- /*
- * In-use bit automatically set by reading chanctrl
- * If 0, we got it, if 1, someone else did
- */
- chanctrl = readw(ioat_chan->reg_base + IOAT_CHANCTRL_OFFSET);
- if (chanctrl & IOAT_CHANCTRL_CHANNEL_IN_USE)
- return -EBUSY;
+ /* have we already been set up? */
+ if (!list_empty(&ioat_chan->free_desc))
+ return INITIAL_IOAT_DESC_COUNT;