Re: [v6, 3/3] reset-controller: ti: force the write operation when assert or deassert

[Ikjoon Jang <ikjn@chromium.org>]

On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 7:07 PM Crystal Guo <crystal.guo@mediatek.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2020-11-30 at 19:13 +0800, Ikjoon Jang wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 10:21:59AM +0800, Crystal Guo wrote:
> > > Force the write operation in case the read already happens
> > > to return the correct value.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Crystal Guo <crystal.guo@mediatek.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/reset/reset-ti-syscon.c | 4 ++--
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/reset/reset-ti-syscon.c b/drivers/reset/reset-ti-syscon.c
> > > index 5d1f8306cd4f..c34394f1e9e2 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/reset/reset-ti-syscon.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/reset/reset-ti-syscon.c
> > > @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int ti_syscon_reset_assert(struct reset_controller_dev *rcdev,
> > >     mask = BIT(control->assert_bit);
> > >     value = (control->flags & ASSERT_SET) ? mask : 0x0;
> > >
> > > -   return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, control->assert_offset, mask, value);
> > > +   return regmap_write_bits(data->regmap, control->assert_offset, mask, value);
> > >  }
> >
> > I don't think there are no reset controllers with cached regmap,
> > thus I don't think this is needed.
> > Are there any specific reasons behind this, what I've missed here?
> >
> > We need to be sure that all other devices using this driver
> > should have no side effects on write.
> >
> > I can think of a weird controller doing unwanted things internally
> > on every write disregarding the current state. (or is this overly
> > paranoid?)
> >
> The specific reason is that, the clear bit may keep the same value with
> the set bit, but the clear operation can be only be completed by writing
> 1 to the clear bit, not just with the current fake state "1".
>

sorry. I didn't think of that case,
then I think this patch must be applied. 8-)

I've thought that the bit automatically flipped to the current reset state
after the internal operation is done.



> > >
> > >  /**
> > > @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int ti_syscon_reset_deassert(struct reset_controller_dev *rcdev,
> > >     mask = BIT(control->deassert_bit);
> > >     value = (control->flags & DEASSERT_SET) ? mask : 0x0;
> > >
> > > -   return regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, control->deassert_offset, mask, value);
> > > +   return regmap_write_bits(data->regmap, control->deassert_offset, mask, value);
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  /**
>