Re: [PATCH V5] i2c: qcom-geni: Add dynamic transfer timeout based on transfer length and frequency

[Dmitry Guzman]

On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:48:05 +0530
Aniket Randive <aniket.randive@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This replaces the fixed 1-second timeout with a transfer-specific
> timeout while preserving sufficient margin for software overheads and
> bus-level delays.
> 

The dynamic timeout may be useful for any I2C bus controller, not only
for qcom-geni. Structure i2c_adapter already has field "timeout". Isn't
it worth to move the timeout calculation to i2c-core, so that the core
updates the timeout field in i2c_adapter structure, and the controller
driver just uses this value, instead of duplicating the calculation in
every driver that will use this feature?

Also, such parameters as I2C_TIMEOUT_SAFETY_COEFFICIENT and
I2C_TIMEOUT_MIN_USEC may be configurable by user (for example, in
device tree) for more flexibility.

Best regards,
-- 
Dmitry Guzman <Dmitry.Guzman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>