Re: [PATCHv2 1/4] mfd: tps65912: Add new mfd device

From: Jack Stone
Date: Sat May 14 2011 - 05:53:52 EST


On 13/05/2011 21:53, Margarita Olaya wrote:
>>> +static int tps65912_spi_read(struct tps65912 *tps65912, u8 addr,
>>> + int bytes, void *dest)
>>> +{
>>> + struct spi_device *spi = tps65912->spi_device;
>>> +
>>> + unsigned long spi_data = 0 << 23 | addr << 15;
>>
>> Is the 0 << 23 meant to be 1 << 23? Like the write function.
>>
> No, It should be zero, I will remove.

Is it a read vs write bit?

You don't have to remove it but a comment explaining that bit 23 is the
read bit would help.

>
>>> + struct spi_transfer xfer;
>>> + struct spi_message msg;
>>> + int ret;
>>> + u8 *data = (u8 *) dest;
>> Shouldn't need to cast a void *
>>
>>> + u32 tx_buf = 0, rx_buf = 0;
>> These are initialized below.
>>
>>> + tx_buf = spi_data;
>>> + rx_buf = 0;
>>> +
>>> + xfer.tx_buf = &tx_buf;
>>> + xfer.rx_buf = &rx_buf;
>>> + xfer.len = sizeof(unsigned long);
>>> + xfer.bits_per_word = 24;
>>> +
>>> + spi_message_init(&msg);
>>> + spi_message_add_tail(&xfer, &msg);
>>> +
>>> + if (spi == NULL)
>>> + return 0;
>>> +
>>> + ret = spi_sync(spi, &msg);
>>> + if (ret == 0)
>>> + *data = (u8) (rx_buf & 0xFF);
>>> + return ret;
>>> +}
>>> +
>> The spi read/write functions both ignore the bytes argument and only
>> transfer one byte, whereas the i2c versions appear to read/write
>> multiple bytes. Which one is correct?
>>
> Both are correct, I'm passing bytes argument to spi read/write to make
> it compatible with the declaration of tps65912_read/write functions
> pointer.
>

But if anyone ever calls the tps65912_read/write functions with bytes !=
1 then this will fail, but only on the SPI case.

If they are only ever called with bytes == 1 then you can simply remove
the bytes argument.

Thanks,

Jack
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