Re: [PATCH] i2c-davinci: Handle signals gracefully

Mike Looijmans
2014-03-14T06:43:32Z

﻿On 03/10/2014 04:24 PM, Wolfram Sang wrote:
>
>>>> Even more, you should complete the whole transfer. There are devices
>>>> where things can really go wrong if you send a half-complete command and
>>>> then start with the next one. So, not checking signals at all is the way
>>>> to go for I2C drivers. There is some cruft left, so I am happy about
>>>> patches fixing that, with testing on real HW. Like yours here.
>>>
>>> I agree.
>>>
>>> I know the Zynq (using a cadence controller) also lets signals
>>> interrupt I2C transfers, so I'll propose a patch to Xilinx and CC to
>>> you and linux-i2c to completely remove signal handling from that
>>> driver as well.
>>
>> Cool, thanks!
>
> Are you going to update the davinci patch as well?

An amended patch is on its way now. I forgot to set the subject to "PATCHv2"
though.

Mike.

Met vriendelijke groet / kind regards,

Mike Looijmans

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