Re: [PATCH V2] spi: remove check for bits_per_word on transfer from low level driver

[Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>]

On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:33:47 +0530, Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@nvidia.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 19 December 2012 09:54 PM, Grant Likely wrote:
> > On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:25:43 +0530, Laxman Dewangan<ldewangan@nvidia.com>  wrote:
> >> The spi core make sure that each transfer structure have the proper
> >> setting for bits_per_word before calling low level transfer APIs.
> >>
> >> Hence it is no more require to check again in low level driver for
> >> this field whether this is set correct or not. Removing such code
> >> from low level driver.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Laxman Dewangan<ldewangan@nvidia.com>
> > [...]
> >> */
> >>
> >>   		if (prev_speed_hz != speed_hz
> >> @@ -316,9 +315,8 @@ static int txx9spi_transfer(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *m)
> >>   	/* check each transfer's parameters */
> >>   	list_for_each_entry (t,&m->transfers, transfer_list) {
> >>   		u32 speed_hz = t->speed_hz ? : spi->max_speed_hz;
> >> -		u8 bits_per_word = t->bits_per_word ? : spi->bits_per_word;
> >> +		u8 bits_per_word = t->bits_per_word;
> >>
> >> -		bits_per_word = bits_per_word ? : 8;
> > Have you verified here that bits_per_word can never be '0' here? What is
> > the path that ensures spi->bits_per_word (and hence t->bits_per_word) is
> > set to 8 here?
> >
> > Otherwise the patch looks good. Thanks for doing this work.
> 
> 
> When we do the spi_add_device(), the spi_setup() get called.
> In spi_setup, it make  sure that spi->bits_per_word is not zero.
> 
> in spi_setup(spi.c)
> 
> if (!spi->bits_per_word)
>                  spi->bits_per_word = 8;

Applied, thanks.

g.