Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] spi: add new SPI_CS_WORD flag

From: Jonathan Cameron
Date: Sun Sep 16 2018 - 07:30:09 EST


On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:39:17 -0500
David Lechner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This adds a new SPI mode flag, SPI_CS_WORD, that is used to indicate
> that a SPI device requires the chip select to be toggled after each
> word that is transferred.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Lechner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Just a general patch ordering / combining comment.

Seems odd to introduce a flag that a driver might use in a patch
preceding any implementations!

I would have combined this with the next patch so the software fallback
would be in place when the ability to turn it on is added.

Jonathan
> ---
> include/linux/spi/spi.h | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
> index d698f9db3484..7bb36145e2ba 100644
> --- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
> @@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ struct spi_device {
> #define SPI_TX_QUAD 0x200 /* transmit with 4 wires */
> #define SPI_RX_DUAL 0x400 /* receive with 2 wires */
> #define SPI_RX_QUAD 0x800 /* receive with 4 wires */
> +#define SPI_CS_WORD 0x1000 /* toggle cs after each word */
> int irq;
> void *controller_state;
> void *controller_data;
> @@ -177,7 +178,6 @@ struct spi_device {
> * the controller talks to each chip, like:
> * - memory packing (12 bit samples into low bits, others zeroed)
> * - priority
> - * - drop chipselect after each word
> * - chipselect delays
> * - ...
> */