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From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert-Td1EMuHUCqxL1ZNQvxDV9g@public.gmane.org>
To: John Garry <john.garry-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Mark Brown <broonie-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
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	Andy Shevchenko
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 1/3] spi: Allow SPI controller override device buswidth
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 19:51:29 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAMuHMdW7Xu6EzfmVFx1+i1byy3KOS5A+h2GuMb8nkZ+-jD1=BA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1582903131-160033-2-git-send-email-john.garry-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

Hi John,

On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 4:23 PM John Garry <john.garry-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Currently ACPI firmware description for a SPI device does not have any
> method to describe the data buswidth on the board.
>
> So even through the controller and device may support higher modes than
> standard SPI, it cannot be assumed that the board does - as such, that
> device is limited to standard SPI in such a circumstance.
>
> As a workaround, allow the controller driver supply buswidth override bits,
> which are used inform the core code that the controller driver knows the
> buswidth supported on that board for that device.

Just wondering: can't the controller just override this (e.g. in the .setuup()
callback) without having to touch the generic code?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

-- 
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert-Td1EMuHUCqxL1ZNQvxDV9g@public.gmane.org

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-03-02 18:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-02-28 15:18 [PATCH RFC 0/3] spi/HiSilicon v3xx: Support dual and quad mode through DMI quirks John Garry
2020-02-28 15:18 ` [PATCH RFC 1/3] spi: Allow SPI controller override device buswidth John Garry
2020-03-02 16:12   ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2020-03-02 16:33     ` Mark Brown
     [not found]   ` <1582903131-160033-2-git-send-email-john.garry-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2020-02-28 18:25     ` Applied "spi: Allow SPI controller override device buswidth" to the spi tree Mark Brown
2020-03-01 10:04     ` [PATCH RFC 1/3] spi: Allow SPI controller override device buswidth Sergei Shtylyov
2020-03-02  9:30       ` John Garry
     [not found]         ` <07bb2213-5543-0ef0-9585-be83026c1199-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2020-03-02 12:22           ` Mark Brown
2020-03-02 18:51     ` Geert Uytterhoeven [this message]
     [not found]       ` <CAMuHMdW7Xu6EzfmVFx1+i1byy3KOS5A+h2GuMb8nkZ+-jD1=BA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2020-03-03  9:42         ` John Garry
     [not found]           ` <f6f21e75-7cee-89da-bb87-95327a4ec2cc-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2020-03-03 12:43             ` Mark Brown
     [not found] ` <1582903131-160033-1-git-send-email-john.garry-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2020-02-28 15:18   ` [PATCH RFC 2/3] spi: HiSilicon v3xx: Properly set CMD_CONFIG for Dual/Quad modes John Garry
     [not found]     ` <1582903131-160033-3-git-send-email-john.garry-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2020-02-28 18:25       ` Applied "spi: HiSilicon v3xx: Properly set CMD_CONFIG for Dual/Quad modes" to the spi tree Mark Brown
2020-02-28 15:18 ` [PATCH RFC 3/3] spi: HiSilicon v3xx: Use DMI quirk to set controller buswidth override bits John Garry
     [not found]   ` <1582903131-160033-4-git-send-email-john.garry-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2020-02-28 16:20     ` Mark Brown
     [not found]       ` <20200228162057.GC4956-GFdadSzt00ze9xe1eoZjHA@public.gmane.org>
2020-02-28 17:17         ` John Garry
2020-02-28 18:25     ` Applied "spi: HiSilicon v3xx: Use DMI quirk to set controller buswidth override bits" to the spi tree Mark Brown

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