Re: [PATCH v3 1/6] spi: Add SPI mode bit for MOSI idle state configuration

["Nuno Sá" <noname.nuno@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 2024-06-04 at 19:41 -0300, Marcelo Schmitt wrote:
> The behavior of an SPI controller data output line (SDO or MOSI or COPI
> (Controller Output Peripheral Input) for disambiguation) is not specified
> when the controller is not clocking out data on SCLK edges. However, there
> exist SPI peripherals that require specific COPI line state when data is
> not being clocked out of the controller.
> Add SPI mode bit to allow pheripherals to request explicit COPI idle
> behavior when needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcelo Schmitt <marcelo.schmitt@analog.com>
> ---
>  drivers/spi/spi.c            | 6 ++++++
>  include/uapi/linux/spi/spi.h | 3 ++-
>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
> index 289feccca376..6072b6e93bef 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
> @@ -3921,6 +3921,12 @@ int spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
>  		(SPI_TX_DUAL | SPI_TX_QUAD | SPI_TX_OCTAL |
>  		 SPI_RX_DUAL | SPI_RX_QUAD | SPI_RX_OCTAL)))
>  		return -EINVAL;
> +	/* Check against conflicting MOSI idle configuration */
> +	if ((spi->mode & SPI_MOSI_IDLE_LOW) && (spi->mode &
> SPI_MOSI_IDLE_HIGH)) {
> +		dev_warn(&spi->dev,
> +			 "setup: erratic MOSI idle configuration. Set to idle
> low\n");
> +		spi->mode &= ~SPI_MOSI_IDLE_HIGH;
> +	}

Should we assume such a thing? IOW, should this be treated as a warning or a
real error? I would assume this should be a configuration error and return -
EINVAL but...

- Nuno Sá