Re: [PATCH] i2c-at91: fix data-loss issue

From: Ryan Mallon
Date: Fri Apr 13 2012 - 18:04:16 EST


On 13/04/12 21:44, Hubert Feurstein wrote:

> In the interrupt handler both status-flags (TXCOMP and RXRDY) might be
> pending at the same time. In this case TXCOMP is handled but NOT RXRDY
> which causes a data-loss on the current transfer. As a consequence also the
> next transfer will be corrupt, because old data is pending in RHR.
>
> To make sure that we do not start with old data in any case, SR and RHR is
> read empty before initiating a new transfer.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hubert Feurstein <h.feurstein@xxxxxxxxx>


Couple of very minor comments below.

~Ryan

> ---
> This patch applies on top of [PATCH v9 3/4] drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c: add new driver
>
> drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------
> 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
> index 40c39a2..295835f 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
> @@ -161,18 +161,22 @@ static irqreturn_t atmel_twi_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
> {
> struct at91_twi_dev *dev = dev_id;
> const unsigned status = at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_SR);
> - const unsigned irqstatus = status & at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_IMR);
> + unsigned irqstatus = status & at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_IMR);
> +
> + irqstatus &= (AT91_TWI_RXRDY | AT91_TWI_TXRDY | AT91_TWI_TXCOMP);

> + if (!irqstatus)
> + return IRQ_NONE;
> +
> + if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_RXRDY)
> + at91_twi_read_next_byte(dev);
> +
> + if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_TXRDY)
> + at91_twi_write_next_byte(dev);
>
> if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_TXCOMP) {
> at91_disable_twi_interrupts(dev);
> dev->transfer_status = status;
> complete(&dev->cmd_complete);
> - } else if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_RXRDY) {
> - at91_twi_read_next_byte(dev);
> - } else if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_TXRDY) {
> - at91_twi_write_next_byte(dev);
> - } else {
> - return IRQ_NONE;
> }
>
> return IRQ_HANDLED;
> @@ -189,6 +193,10 @@ static int at91_do_twi_transfer(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
> if (dev->msg->flags & I2C_M_RD) {
> unsigned start_flags = AT91_TWI_START;
>
> + /* clear any pending data */
> + (void)at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_SR);
> + (void)at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_RHR);


Drop the void cast.

> +
> /* if only one byte is to be read, immediately stop transfer */
> if (dev->buf_len <= 1 && !(dev->msg->flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN))
> start_flags |= AT91_TWI_STOP;
> @@ -259,6 +267,7 @@ static int at91_twi_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msg, int num)
> internal_address |= addr << (8 * i);
> int_addr_flag += AT91_TWI_IADRSZ_1;
> }
> +


Please don't make unrelated whitespace changes.

> at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IADR, internal_address);
> }
>


With those fixed, please add:

Reviewed-by: Ryan Mallon <rmallon@xxxxxxxxx>
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