SGDMA is not generating SOP/EOP

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I'm using the mem-to-stream configuration of the SGMDA IP. I'm using SignalTap to monitor the transfers. I do see the data transferring but there is no sop or eop with the transfer. I am using the API so this looks like it should be easy: 

 alt_avalon_sgdma_construct_mem_to_stream_desc (  &TxMemPktsToCaviumDesc_DMA[k][i], // descriptor  i==0?&TxMemPktsToCaviumDesc_DMA[k][i+1]:0, // next descriptor  TxMemPacketsToCaviumBuf[i+(k*8)], // read pointer  0, // buffer length (in bytes)  0, // write not fixed  1, // SOP enabled for avalon-st interface  1, // EOP enabled for avalon-st interface  0 /* there is only 1 channel */ );  I can get just an eop if I specify GENERATE_EOP in the DESC_CONTROL BIT Map. Does anyone know what the issue might be?

[Altera_Forum]

I didn't get any ideas from the forum but what I found out is the descriptor is controlling the SOP/EOP generation. After I set the WRITE_FIXED_ADDRESS bit in the descriptor.control field I started getting SOP/EOPs. I'm still confused why I have to set the descriptor.control fields instead of the API parameters for SOP and EOP.