Re: Support for TI FlashMedia (pci id 104c:8033, 104c:803b) flashcard readers

From: Pierre Ossman
Date: Mon Sep 04 2006 - 10:38:57 EST


Alex Dubov wrote:
>
> If I understand correctly, there should be two different ways to report bytes_xfered:
> 1. for read operations, the current block/byte counter reporting is sufficient
>

It should be the number of successfully received bytes all the way to
the kernel. But this is difficult to get wrong. ;)

> 2. for write operation, error-less BUSY assert/de-assert pairs shall be counted instead
> Currently I only look at the last BUSY de-assert to verify that command is completed successfully.
> As mmc_block always issues single block writes it is sufficient. If this will ever change, more
> sophisticated scheme can be devised.
>
>

This is about to change. Hence the need to check that all drivers are
reporting what they're supposed to.

Rgds
Pierre

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