Re: [PATCH 0/2] mmc: sdhci: add quirk to disable bounce buffer

From: Adrian Hunter

Date: Mon Oct 06 2025 - 03:38:36 EST


On 06/10/2025 10:35, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> On 06/10/2025 04:36, Michael Garofalo wrote:
>> This patch series adds a new bit to quirks2 for disabling the bounce
>> buffer. On some hardware, this is required for proper operation. An
>> example of such hardware is the SDHCI controller of the Nintendo Wii's
>> "Hollywood" chipset. Without this patch, the onboard Broadcom 4318
>> Wi-Fi fails to connect to any networks.
>
> The bounce buffer should not make any difference, so it is likely
> a different problem that gets hidden when the bounce buffer is not
> used.
>
> Could you enable dynamic debug messages and show the messages
> for the failing case?

Actually will also need to see the messages in the "fixed" case
to compare.

>
> Dynamic debug for mmc
> ---------------------
>
> Kernel must be configured:
>
> CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG=y
>
> To enable mmc debug via sysfs:
>
> echo 'file drivers/mmc/core/* +p' > /sys/kernel/debug/dynamic_debug/control
> echo 'file drivers/mmc/host/* +p' > /sys/kernel/debug/dynamic_debug/control
>
> To enable mmc debug via kernel command line:
>
> dyndbg="file drivers/mmc/core/* +p;file drivers/mmc/host/* +p"
>
> To disable mmc debug:
>
> echo 'file drivers/mmc/core/* -p' > /sys/kernel/debug/dynamic_debug/control
> echo 'file drivers/mmc/host/* -p' > /sys/kernel/debug/dynamic_debug/control
>
> More general information in kernel documentation in kernel tree:
>
> Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.html
>
>
>>
>> Patch 1 introduces the new quirk bit.
>> Patch 2 applies it to sdhci-of-hlwd.
>>
>> Michael Garofalo (2):
>> mmc: sdhci: add quirk to disable the bounce buffer
>> mmc: sdhci-of-hlwd: disable bounce buffer usage
>>
>> drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-hlwd.c | 1 +
>> drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c | 8 +++++---
>> drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h | 4 ++++
>> 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>