Re: [PATCH v2] gpio: sx150x: correct and refine reset-on-probebehavior.

From: Jean Delvare
Date: Mon Aug 30 2010 - 02:25:41 EST


On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:18:22 -0700, Gregory Bean wrote:
> Replace the arbitrary software-reset call from the device-probe
> method, because:
> - It is defective. To work correctly, it should be two byte writes,
> not a single word write. As it stands, it does nothing.
> - Some devices with sx150x expanders installed have their NRESET pins
> ganged on the same line, so resetting one causes the others to reset -
> not a nice thing to do arbitrarily!
> - The probe, usually taking place at boot, implies a recent hard-reset,
> so a software reset at this point is just a waste of energy anyway.
>
> Therefore, make it optional, defaulting to off, as this will match the
> common case of probing at powerup and also matches the current
> broken no-op behavior.
>
> Cc: Jean Delvare <khali@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Gregory Bean <gbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Jean Delvare <khali@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/gpio/sx150x.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++-----
> include/linux/i2c/sx150x.h | 4 ++++
> 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/sx150x.c b/drivers/gpio/sx150x.c
> index b42f42c..823559a 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/sx150x.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/sx150x.c
> @@ -459,17 +459,33 @@ static int sx150x_init_io(struct sx150x_chip *chip, u8 base, u16 cfg)
> return err;
> }
>
> -static int sx150x_init_hw(struct sx150x_chip *chip,
> - struct sx150x_platform_data *pdata)
> +static int sx150x_reset(struct sx150x_chip *chip)
> {
> - int err = 0;
> + int err;
>
> - err = i2c_smbus_write_word_data(chip->client,
> + err = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(chip->client,
> chip->dev_cfg->reg_reset,
> - 0x3412);
> + 0x12);
> if (err < 0)
> return err;
>
> + err = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(chip->client,
> + chip->dev_cfg->reg_reset,
> + 0x34);
> + return err;
> +}
> +
> +static int sx150x_init_hw(struct sx150x_chip *chip,
> + struct sx150x_platform_data *pdata)
> +{
> + int err = 0;
> +
> + if (pdata->reset_during_probe) {
> + err = sx150x_reset(chip);
> + if (err < 0)
> + return err;
> + }
> +
> err = sx150x_i2c_write(chip->client,
> chip->dev_cfg->reg_misc,
> 0x01);
> diff --git a/include/linux/i2c/sx150x.h b/include/linux/i2c/sx150x.h
> index ee3049c..52baa79 100644
> --- a/include/linux/i2c/sx150x.h
> +++ b/include/linux/i2c/sx150x.h
> @@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
> * IRQ lines will appear. Similarly to gpio_base, the expander
> * will create a block of irqs beginning at this number.
> * This value is ignored if irq_summary is < 0.
> + * @reset_during_probe: If set to true, the driver will trigger a full
> + * reset of the chip at the beginning of the probe
> + * in order to place it in a known state.
> */
> struct sx150x_platform_data {
> unsigned gpio_base;
> @@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ struct sx150x_platform_data {
> u16 io_polarity;
> int irq_summary;
> unsigned irq_base;
> + bool reset_during_probe;
> };
>
> #endif /* __LINUX_I2C_SX150X_H */


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Jean Delvare
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