Re: [PATCH] scsi:NCR5380: remove same check condition in NCR5380_select

[Finn Thain]

On Fri, 3 Aug 2018, Michael Schmitz wrote:

> > > Finn - does the ICR_ARBITRATION_LOST bit have to be cleared by a 
> > > write to the mode register?
> > > 
> > 
> > Something like that: the write to the mode register does clear the 
> > ICR_ARBITRATION_LOST bit, because it clears the MR_ARBITRATE bit.
> 
> Yes, but is that the only way the bit can get cleared? [...]

Short of a reset, yes.

> 
> > > In that case, the first load would have been redundant and can be 
> > > omitted without changing driver behaviour?
> > 
> > This code is a faithful rendition of the arbitration flow chart in the 
> > datasheet, so even if you are right, I wouldn't want to change the 
> > code.
> 
> I think that's a pretty clear hint that the 'arbitration lost' condition 
> isn't latched. [...]

It's not a hint. It's just an algorithm with fewer assumptions than the 
one you proposed.

As for latching, the datasheet is pretty clear on that. Writing MR_BASE to 
the mode register clears the ICR_ARBITRATION_LOST bit. As in,

        if ((NCR5380_read(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG) & ICR_ARBITRATION_LOST) ||
            (NCR5380_read(CURRENT_SCSI_DATA_REG) & hostdata->id_higher_mask) ||
            (NCR5380_read(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG) & ICR_ARBITRATION_LOST)) {
                NCR5380_write(MODE_REG, MR_BASE);

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