Re: [PATCH 1/2] sdhci-of-arasan: Add quirk and device tree parameter to fake CD bit

From: Zach Brown
Date: Thu Aug 25 2016 - 16:46:59 EST


On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 07:28:55PM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 01:26:22PM -0500, Zach Brown wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 07:10:00PM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:
> > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:15:44PM -0500, Zach Brown wrote:
> > > > In cases where the card is non-removable then polling doesn't make sense.
> > >
> > > We have the non-removable property to describe that, so we can also look at that.
> > >
> > > > So it doesn't make sense to tie the test mode workaround into the broken-cd
> > > > property, even though I agree the nature of the defect fits under the notion
> > > > of the CD being broken.
> > >
> > > Maybe not solely on broken-cd, but I think that we dont necessarily need a new
> > > DT property. As above, broken-cd, non-removable, and the compatible string may
> > > together give the kernel enough information to choose the right thing to do.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mark.
> >
> > I'm not sure if I understand your suggestion completely. Are you suggesting
> > setting both the broken-cd and non-removable properties? That would make sense,
> > but my understanding was that the two properities are not meant to co-exist. In
> > /Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc.txt it states that only one should
> > be supplied. Don't the two properties conflict with each other?
>
> They do for the cases that exist today, but given we're updating the document
> anyway, we could simply clarify the cases in which the two can sanely co-exist
> (e.g. for this particular IP block).
>
> Thanks,
> Mark.

That makes sense. I'll change the documentation for broken-cd and non-removable
in the IP specific document and change the driver accordingly.