Re: [PATCH] i2c: designware: deduce speed mode from device tree setting
From: Wolfram Sang
Date: Wed Aug 20 2014 - 08:36:40 EST
> > +
> > + ret = of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node,
> > + "clock-frequency", &bus_rate);
> > + if (!ret && (bus_rate <= 100000))
> > + speed = DW_IC_CON_SPEED_STD;
>
> This looks a bit odd.
>
> If the device only supports two particular speeds why do we accept any
> other speed in the clock-frequency property?
"clock-frequency" is the default binding for specifying i2c bus speeds
today. Some controllers can be programmed to do various speeds, some can
only do a set of fixed values.
> Surely we should at least warn that something was off?
Yes, I was going to say the same until Romain's old patch showed up
which does that.
Thanks,
Wolfram
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