[PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Linus Walleij]

From: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing@stericsson.com>

This adds the missing handling of polling timeouts and deletes
our last todo.

Signed-off-by: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing@stericsson.com>
Reviewed-by: Srinidhi Kasagar <srinidhi.kasagar@stericsson.com>
[Fixups from review by Wolfram Sang]
Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
---
 drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c |   23 +++++++++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
index 08de58e..18667de 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  */
 
-/*
- * TODO:
- * - add timeout on polled transfers
- */
-
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
@@ -287,6 +282,8 @@
 
 #define CLEAR_ALL_INTERRUPTS  0x3
 
+#define SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT 1000
+
 
 /*
  * The type of reading going on on this chip
@@ -1378,6 +1375,7 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
 	struct spi_transfer *transfer = NULL;
 	struct spi_transfer *previous = NULL;
 	struct chip_data *chip;
+	unsigned long time, timeout;
 
 	chip = pl022->cur_chip;
 	message = pl022->cur_msg;
@@ -1415,9 +1413,18 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
 		       SSP_CR1(pl022->virtbase));
 
 		dev_dbg(&pl022->adev->dev, "polling transfer ongoing ...\n");
-		/* FIXME: insert a timeout so we don't hang here indefinitely */
-		while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end)
+
+		timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT);
+		while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end) {
+			time = jiffies;
 			readwriter(pl022);
+			if (time_after(time, timeout)) {
+				dev_warn(&pl022->adev->dev,
+				"%s: timeout!\n", __func__);
+				message->state = STATE_ERROR;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
 
 		/* Update total byte transferred */
 		message->actual_length += pl022->cur_transfer->len;
@@ -1426,7 +1433,7 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
 		/* Move to next transfer */
 		message->state = next_transfer(pl022);
 	}
-
+out:
 	/* Handle end of message */
 	if (message->state == STATE_DONE)
 		message->status = 0;
-- 
1.7.3.2

[PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Linus Walleij]

From: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing@stericsson.com>

This adds the missing handling of polling timeouts and deletes
our last todo.

Signed-off-by: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing@stericsson.com>
Reviewed-by: Srinidhi Kasagar <srinidhi.kasagar@stericsson.com>
[Fixups from review by Wolfram Sang]
Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
---
 drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c |   23 +++++++++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
index 08de58e..18667de 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  */
 
-/*
- * TODO:
- * - add timeout on polled transfers
- */
-
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
@@ -287,6 +282,8 @@
 
 #define CLEAR_ALL_INTERRUPTS  0x3
 
+#define SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT 1000
+
 
 /*
  * The type of reading going on on this chip
@@ -1378,6 +1375,7 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
 	struct spi_transfer *transfer = NULL;
 	struct spi_transfer *previous = NULL;
 	struct chip_data *chip;
+	unsigned long time, timeout;
 
 	chip = pl022->cur_chip;
 	message = pl022->cur_msg;
@@ -1415,9 +1413,18 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
 		       SSP_CR1(pl022->virtbase));
 
 		dev_dbg(&pl022->adev->dev, "polling transfer ongoing ...\n");
-		/* FIXME: insert a timeout so we don't hang here indefinitely */
-		while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end)
+
+		timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT);
+		while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end) {
+			time = jiffies;
 			readwriter(pl022);
+			if (time_after(time, timeout)) {
+				dev_warn(&pl022->adev->dev,
+				"%s: timeout!\n", __func__);
+				message->state = STATE_ERROR;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
 
 		/* Update total byte transferred */
 		message->actual_length += pl022->cur_transfer->len;
@@ -1426,7 +1433,7 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
 		/* Move to next transfer */
 		message->state = next_transfer(pl022);
 	}
-
+out:
 	/* Handle end of message */
 	if (message->state == STATE_DONE)
 		message->status = 0;
-- 
1.7.3.2

Re: [PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Grant Likely]

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 06:05:34PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> From: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing@stericsson.com>
> 
> This adds the missing handling of polling timeouts and deletes
> our last todo.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing@stericsson.com>
> Reviewed-by: Srinidhi Kasagar <srinidhi.kasagar@stericsson.com>
> [Fixups from review by Wolfram Sang]
> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>

Applied, thanks.

g.

> ---
>  drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c |   23 +++++++++++++++--------
>  1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> index 08de58e..18667de 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> @@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
>   * GNU General Public License for more details.
>   */
>  
> -/*
> - * TODO:
> - * - add timeout on polled transfers
> - */
> -
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  #include <linux/device.h>
> @@ -287,6 +282,8 @@
>  
>  #define CLEAR_ALL_INTERRUPTS  0x3
>  
> +#define SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT 1000
> +
>  
>  /*
>   * The type of reading going on on this chip
> @@ -1378,6 +1375,7 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
>  	struct spi_transfer *transfer = NULL;
>  	struct spi_transfer *previous = NULL;
>  	struct chip_data *chip;
> +	unsigned long time, timeout;
>  
>  	chip = pl022->cur_chip;
>  	message = pl022->cur_msg;
> @@ -1415,9 +1413,18 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
>  		       SSP_CR1(pl022->virtbase));
>  
>  		dev_dbg(&pl022->adev->dev, "polling transfer ongoing ...\n");
> -		/* FIXME: insert a timeout so we don't hang here indefinitely */
> -		while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end)
> +
> +		timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT);
> +		while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end) {
> +			time = jiffies;
>  			readwriter(pl022);
> +			if (time_after(time, timeout)) {
> +				dev_warn(&pl022->adev->dev,
> +				"%s: timeout!\n", __func__);
> +				message->state = STATE_ERROR;
> +				goto out;
> +			}
> +		}
>  
>  		/* Update total byte transferred */
>  		message->actual_length += pl022->cur_transfer->len;
> @@ -1426,7 +1433,7 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
>  		/* Move to next transfer */
>  		message->state = next_transfer(pl022);
>  	}
> -
> +out:
>  	/* Handle end of message */
>  	if (message->state == STATE_DONE)
>  		message->status = 0;
> -- 
> 1.7.3.2
> 

[PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Grant Likely]

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 06:05:34PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> From: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing@stericsson.com>
> 
> This adds the missing handling of polling timeouts and deletes
> our last todo.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing@stericsson.com>
> Reviewed-by: Srinidhi Kasagar <srinidhi.kasagar@stericsson.com>
> [Fixups from review by Wolfram Sang]
> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>

Applied, thanks.

g.

> ---
>  drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c |   23 +++++++++++++++--------
>  1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> index 08de58e..18667de 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> @@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
>   * GNU General Public License for more details.
>   */
>  
> -/*
> - * TODO:
> - * - add timeout on polled transfers
> - */
> -
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  #include <linux/device.h>
> @@ -287,6 +282,8 @@
>  
>  #define CLEAR_ALL_INTERRUPTS  0x3
>  
> +#define SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT 1000
> +
>  
>  /*
>   * The type of reading going on on this chip
> @@ -1378,6 +1375,7 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
>  	struct spi_transfer *transfer = NULL;
>  	struct spi_transfer *previous = NULL;
>  	struct chip_data *chip;
> +	unsigned long time, timeout;
>  
>  	chip = pl022->cur_chip;
>  	message = pl022->cur_msg;
> @@ -1415,9 +1413,18 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
>  		       SSP_CR1(pl022->virtbase));
>  
>  		dev_dbg(&pl022->adev->dev, "polling transfer ongoing ...\n");
> -		/* FIXME: insert a timeout so we don't hang here indefinitely */
> -		while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end)
> +
> +		timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT);
> +		while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end) {
> +			time = jiffies;
>  			readwriter(pl022);
> +			if (time_after(time, timeout)) {
> +				dev_warn(&pl022->adev->dev,
> +				"%s: timeout!\n", __func__);
> +				message->state = STATE_ERROR;
> +				goto out;
> +			}
> +		}
>  
>  		/* Update total byte transferred */
>  		message->actual_length += pl022->cur_transfer->len;
> @@ -1426,7 +1433,7 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
>  		/* Move to next transfer */
>  		message->state = next_transfer(pl022);
>  	}
> -
> +out:
>  	/* Handle end of message */
>  	if (message->state == STATE_DONE)
>  		message->status = 0;
> -- 
> 1.7.3.2
> 

Re: [PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Vitaly Wool]

Hi Linus,

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Linus Walleij
<linus.walleij-0IS4wlFg1OjSUeElwK9/Pw@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> From: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing-0IS4wlFg1OjSUeElwK9/Pw@public.gmane.org>
>
> This adds the missing handling of polling timeouts and deletes
> our last todo.
>
> Signed-off-by: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing-0IS4wlFg1OjSUeElwK9/Pw@public.gmane.org>
> Reviewed-by: Srinidhi Kasagar <srinidhi.kasagar-0IS4wlFg1OjSUeElwK9/Pw@public.gmane.org>
> [Fixups from review by Wolfram Sang]
> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c |   23 +++++++++++++++--------
>  1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> index 08de58e..18667de 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> @@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
>  * GNU General Public License for more details.
>  */
>
> -/*
> - * TODO:
> - * - add timeout on polled transfers
> - */
> -
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  #include <linux/device.h>
> @@ -287,6 +282,8 @@
>
>  #define CLEAR_ALL_INTERRUPTS  0x3
>
> +#define SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT 1000
> +
>
>  /*
>  * The type of reading going on on this chip
> @@ -1378,6 +1375,7 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
>        struct spi_transfer *transfer = NULL;
>        struct spi_transfer *previous = NULL;
>        struct chip_data *chip;
> +       unsigned long time, timeout;
>
>        chip = pl022->cur_chip;
>        message = pl022->cur_msg;
> @@ -1415,9 +1413,18 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
>                       SSP_CR1(pl022->virtbase));
>
>                dev_dbg(&pl022->adev->dev, "polling transfer ongoing ...\n");
> -               /* FIXME: insert a timeout so we don't hang here indefinitely */
> -               while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end)
> +
> +               timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT);
> +               while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end) {
> +                       time = jiffies;
>                        readwriter(pl022);
> +                       if (time_after(time, timeout)) {
> +                               dev_warn(&pl022->adev->dev,
> +                               "%s: timeout!\n", __func__);
> +                               message->state = STATE_ERROR;
> +                               goto out;
> +                       }
> +               }

just out of curiosity: is it a busy wait? Looks like it is...

Thanks,
   Vitaly

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[PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Vitaly Wool]

Hi Linus,

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Linus Walleij
<linus.walleij@stericsson.com> wrote:
> From: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing@stericsson.com>
>
> This adds the missing handling of polling timeouts and deletes
> our last todo.
>
> Signed-off-by: Magnus Templing <magnus.templing@stericsson.com>
> Reviewed-by: Srinidhi Kasagar <srinidhi.kasagar@stericsson.com>
> [Fixups from review by Wolfram Sang]
> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
> ---
> ?drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c | ? 23 +++++++++++++++--------
> ?1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> index 08de58e..18667de 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/amba-pl022.c
> @@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
> ?* GNU General Public License for more details.
> ?*/
>
> -/*
> - * TODO:
> - * - add timeout on polled transfers
> - */
> -
> ?#include <linux/init.h>
> ?#include <linux/module.h>
> ?#include <linux/device.h>
> @@ -287,6 +282,8 @@
>
> ?#define CLEAR_ALL_INTERRUPTS ?0x3
>
> +#define SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT 1000
> +
>
> ?/*
> ?* The type of reading going on on this chip
> @@ -1378,6 +1375,7 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
> ? ? ? ?struct spi_transfer *transfer = NULL;
> ? ? ? ?struct spi_transfer *previous = NULL;
> ? ? ? ?struct chip_data *chip;
> + ? ? ? unsigned long time, timeout;
>
> ? ? ? ?chip = pl022->cur_chip;
> ? ? ? ?message = pl022->cur_msg;
> @@ -1415,9 +1413,18 @@ static void do_polling_transfer(struct pl022 *pl022)
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? SSP_CR1(pl022->virtbase));
>
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?dev_dbg(&pl022->adev->dev, "polling transfer ongoing ...\n");
> - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? /* FIXME: insert a timeout so we don't hang here indefinitely */
> - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end)
> +
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT);
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end) {
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? time = jiffies;
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?readwriter(pl022);
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? if (time_after(time, timeout)) {
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? dev_warn(&pl022->adev->dev,
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? "%s: timeout!\n", __func__);
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? message->state = STATE_ERROR;
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? goto out;
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? }
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? }

just out of curiosity: is it a busy wait? Looks like it is...

Thanks,
   Vitaly

Re: [PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Linus Walleij]

2011/5/19 Vitaly Wool <vitalywool@gmail.com>:

>> +
>> +               timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT);
>> +               while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end) {
>> +                       time = jiffies;
>>                        readwriter(pl022);
>> +                       if (time_after(time, timeout)) {
>> +                               dev_warn(&pl022->adev->dev,
>> +                               "%s: timeout!\n", __func__);
>> +                               message->state = STATE_ERROR;
>> +                               goto out;
>> +                       }
>> +               }
>
> just out of curiosity: is it a busy wait? Looks like it is...

Yep that's the polling mode part. IRQ and DMA mode should
be the norm I guess.

Magnus: do you have a specific use case for this thing?

Yours,
Linus Walleij

[PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Linus Walleij]

2011/5/19 Vitaly Wool <vitalywool@gmail.com>:

>> +
>> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SPI_POLLING_TIMEOUT);
>> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? while (pl022->tx < pl022->tx_end || pl022->rx < pl022->rx_end) {
>> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? time = jiffies;
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?readwriter(pl022);
>> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? if (time_after(time, timeout)) {
>> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? dev_warn(&pl022->adev->dev,
>> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? "%s: timeout!\n", __func__);
>> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? message->state = STATE_ERROR;
>> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? goto out;
>> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? }
>> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? }
>
> just out of curiosity: is it a busy wait? Looks like it is...

Yep that's the polling mode part. IRQ and DMA mode should
be the norm I guess.

Magnus: do you have a specific use case for this thing?

Yours,
Linus Walleij

Re: [PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Vitaly Wool]

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> wrote:
>>
>> just out of curiosity: is it a busy wait? Looks like it is...
>
> Yep that's the polling mode part. IRQ and DMA mode should
> be the norm I guess.
>
> Magnus: do you have a specific use case for this thing?

Well, adding cpu_relax() somewhere in the loop might be not a bad idea...

Thanks,
   Vitaly

[PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Vitaly Wool]

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> wrote:
>>
>> just out of curiosity: is it a busy wait? Looks like it is...
>
> Yep that's the polling mode part. IRQ and DMA mode should
> be the norm I guess.
>
> Magnus: do you have a specific use case for this thing?

Well, adding cpu_relax() somewhere in the loop might be not a bad idea...

Thanks,
   Vitaly

Re: [PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Linus Walleij]

2011/5/19 Vitaly Wool <vitalywool@gmail.com>:
> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> just out of curiosity: is it a busy wait? Looks like it is...
>>
>> Yep that's the polling mode part. IRQ and DMA mode should
>> be the norm I guess.
>>
>> Magnus: do you have a specific use case for this thing?
>
> Well, adding cpu_relax() somewhere in the loop might be not a bad idea...

OK sent a patch for it, and Grant applied it within something like
30 seconds :-)

I think on ARM that just boils down to a barrier() so it
basically injects air in the pipeline when busywaiting, I never
understood what that is good for, but it's a good marker anyway.

Linus Walleij

[PATCH 1/2] spi/pl022: timeout on polled transfer v2

[Linus Walleij]

2011/5/19 Vitaly Wool <vitalywool@gmail.com>:
> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> just out of curiosity: is it a busy wait? Looks like it is...
>>
>> Yep that's the polling mode part. IRQ and DMA mode should
>> be the norm I guess.
>>
>> Magnus: do you have a specific use case for this thing?
>
> Well, adding cpu_relax() somewhere in the loop might be not a bad idea...

OK sent a patch for it, and Grant applied it within something like
30 seconds :-)

I think on ARM that just boils down to a barrier() so it
basically injects air in the pipeline when busywaiting, I never
understood what that is good for, but it's a good marker anyway.

Linus Walleij