Re: [PATCH] hwmon: pmbus: Make reg check and clear faults functions return errors

[Andrew Jeffery <andrew@aj.id.au>]

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On Thu, 2017-09-07 at 19:17 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 09/07/2017 07:06 PM, Andrew Jeffery wrote:
> > On Thu, 2017-09-07 at 18:26 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > > On 09/07/2017 06:02 PM, Andrew Jeffery wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 2017-09-07 at 17:27 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > > > > On 09/07/2017 08:22 AM, Andrew Jeffery wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, 2017-09-07 at 06:40 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > > > > > > On 09/06/2017 04:32 PM, Andrew Jeffery wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > >      
> > > > > > > > > Guess I need to dig up my eval board and see if I can reproduce the problem.
> > > > > > > > > Seems you are saying that the problem is always seen when issuing a sequence
> > > > > > > > > of "clear faults" commands on multiple pages ?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Yeah. We're also seeing bad behaviour under other command sequences as well,
> > > > > > > > which lead to this hack of a work-around patch[1].
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I'd be very interested in the results of testing against the eval board. I
> > > > > > > > don't have access to one and it seems Maxim have discontinued them.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Do you have a somewhat reliable means to reproduce the problem ?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > It seems we hit a bunch of problems by just continually
> > > > > > binding/unbinding the driver, if you don't apply that hacky oneshot
> > > > > > retry patch. We can hit problems (in our design?) with something like:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > # cd /sys/bus/i2c/drivers/max31785; \
> > > > > > 	echo $addr > unbind; \
> > > > > > 	while echo $addr > bind; \
> > > > > > 	do echo $addr > unbind; echo -n .; done;
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > It should hit issues covered by this patch, as the register checks are
> > > > > > used in the operations used by probe.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hmm ... I didn't use your driver but my prototype driver which also supports
> > > > > temperature and voltage attributes, so if anything it should create more
> > > > > stress on the chip.
> > > > 
> > > > I did add the temp and voltage attributes...
> > > > 
> > > > Any chance you can give mine a try? I don't know what I would have done
> > > > to invoke this kind of behaviour, so it would be useful to know whether
> > > > or not it happens with one driver but not the other.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Will do.
> > 
> > Thanks. For reference, here's a devicetree description:
> > 
> > https://github.com/openbmc/linux/blob/dev-4.10/arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed-bmc-opp-witherspoon.dts#L283
> > 
> 
> I can't test with devicetree. x86 system.
> 
> 2,100+ iterations with your driver, no failures.

Great. I really appreciate your testing here, so thanks for your
efforts. I owe you a few drinks if we ever happen to meet.

> 
> Either it is because my chip is a MAX31785 (not A), or the configuration makes a difference,
> or it is your hardware.

Yep. My understanding is the A variant is just a difference of
microcode, but who knows what affect that could have. 

> 
> I'll try to connect a couple of fans next (so far I did without) and try again.

Keep me posted if you do.

Thanks again.

Andrew

> 
> Guenter

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