Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] spi: airoha-snfi: en7523: workaround flash damaging if UART_TXD was short to GND

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>]

On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 05:20:44PM +0300, Mikhail Kshevetskiy wrote:
> On 11/25/25 13:14, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 01:04:12PM +0300, Mikhail Kshevetskiy wrote:
> >> On 11/25/25 10:18, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> >>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 05:10:49AM +0300, Mikhail Kshevetskiy wrote:

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> could you clarify what's wrong here?
> 
> >>>> -	err = dma_set_mask(as_ctrl->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
> >>>> -	if (err)
> >>>> -		return err;

Sure, just don't touch these lines. Only set the respective ops depending
on dma_enable.

With that done the patch will look better and less confusing about affection of
DMA mask setting on DMA operations (which are kinda orthogonal).

> >>>> +	if (dma_enable) {
> >>>> +		err = dma_set_mask(as_ctrl->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
> >>>> +		if (err)
> >>>> +			return err;
> >>>> +	}
> >>> Why do you need this to be conditional? The settings of DMA mask should not
> >>> affect the (in)ability of the device to perform DMA. I.o.w. it should not
> >>> influence PIO mode. Can you confirm this?
> >>>
> >> no any particular reason, just see no sense to set mask if dma will not
> >> be used
> > So, this is an unneeded churn in the patch. Device is [still] capable of DMA?
> > Yes. Set the mask. The DMA/PIO choice is done on the upper layer (as you do it
> > via ops).

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko