Re: [PATCH v2 06/10] i2c: i801: handle SMBAUXCTL_E32B in i801_block_transaction_by_block only

[Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>]

On Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:20:10 +0100, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> Currently we touch SMBAUXCTL even if not needed. That's the case for block
> commands that don't use block buffer mode, either because block buffer
> mode isn't available or because it's not supported for the respective
> command (e.g. I2C block transfer). Improve this by setting/resetting
> SMBAUXCTL_E32B in i801_block_transaction_by_block() only.
> 
> Small downside is that we know access SMBAUXCTL twice for transactions

Typo: know -> now.

> that use PEC and block buffer mode. But this should a rather rare case
> and the impact is negligible.

I agree, and the new way also makes things symmetric and thus more
obviously correct.

> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c | 21 ++++++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> (...)

Reviewed-by: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>

One possible further improvement step, performance-wise, would be to
store the original value of SMBAUXCTL so that we can skip the inb_p()
at the end of the function. What do you think?

-- 
Jean Delvare
SUSE L3 Support