Re: [PATCH] ASoC: fsl_esai: fix the channel swap issue after xrun

From: S.j. Wang
Date: Thu May 23 2019 - 07:06:58 EST


Hi

> On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 09:53:42AM +0000, S.j. Wang wrote:
> > > > + /*
> > > > + * Add fifo reset here, because the regcache_sync will
> > > > + * write one more data to ETDR.
> > > > + * Which will cause channel shift.
> > >
> > > Sounds like a bug to me...should fix it first by marking the data
> > > registers as volatile.
> > >
> > The ETDR is a writable register, it is not volatile. Even we change it
> > to Volatile, I don't think we can't avoid this issue. for the
> > regcache_sync Just to write this register, it is correct behavior.
>
> Is that so? Quoting the comments of regcache_sync():
> "* regcache_sync - Sync the register cache with the hardware.
> *
> * @map: map to configure.
> *
> * Any registers that should not be synced should be marked as
> * volatile."
>
> If regcache_sync() does sync volatile registers too as you said, I don't mind
> having this FIFO reset WAR for now, though I think this mismatch between
> the comments and the actual behavior then should get people's attention.
>
> Thank you

ETDR is not volatile, if we mark it is volatile, is it correct?

Bets regards
Wang shengjiu