Re: [PATCH v2] iio: bu27034: Ensure reset is written

[Jonathan Cameron]

On Wed, 3 May 2023 13:01:32 +0300
Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The reset bit must be always written to the hardware no matter what value
> is in a cache or register. Ensure this by using regmap_write_bits()
> instead of the regmap_update_bits(). Furthermore, the RESET bit may be
> self-clearing, so mark the SYSTEM_CONTROL register volatile to guarantee
> we do also read the right state - should we ever need to read it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@xxxxxxxxx>
> Fixes: e52afbd61039 ("iio: light: ROHM BU27034 Ambient Light Sensor")

This obviously interacts with the regcache update.

Fun question is whether a register is volatile if it results in all
registers (including itself) resetting.  In my view, no it isn't volatile.
So fixing the regcache stuff as in your other patch is more appropriate.

Jonathan

> 
> ---
> Changelog:
> v1 => v2:
>   - Fix SoB tag
> 
> 
> I haven't verified if the reset bit is self-clearin as I did temporarily
> give away the HW.
> 
> In worst case the bit is not self clearing - but we don't really
> get performance penalty even if we set the register volatile because the
> SYSTEM_CONTROL register only has the part-ID and the reset fields. The
> part-id is only read once at probe.
> 
> ---
>  drivers/iio/light/rohm-bu27034.c | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/rohm-bu27034.c b/drivers/iio/light/rohm-bu27034.c
> index 25c9b79574a5..740ebd86b6e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/light/rohm-bu27034.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/light/rohm-bu27034.c
> @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ struct bu27034_result {
>  
>  static const struct regmap_range bu27034_volatile_ranges[] = {
>  	{
> +		.range_min = BU27034_REG_SYSTEM_CONTROL,
> +		.range_max = BU27034_REG_SYSTEM_CONTROL,
> +	}, {
>  		.range_min = BU27034_REG_MODE_CONTROL4,
>  		.range_max = BU27034_REG_MODE_CONTROL4,
>  	}, {
> @@ -1272,7 +1275,7 @@ static int bu27034_chip_init(struct bu27034_data *data)
>  	int ret, sel;
>  
>  	/* Reset */
> -	ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, BU27034_REG_SYSTEM_CONTROL,
> +	ret = regmap_write_bits(data->regmap, BU27034_REG_SYSTEM_CONTROL,
>  			   BU27034_MASK_SW_RESET, BU27034_MASK_SW_RESET);
>  	if (ret)
>  		return dev_err_probe(data->dev, ret, "Sensor reset failed\n");
> 
> base-commit: 7fcbd72176076c44b47e8f68f0223c02c411f420