Re: [PATCH v2 9/9] i2c: riic: Implement bus recovery

[Lad, Prabhakar]

Hi Wolfram,

On Sun, Dec 22, 2024 at 12:44 PM Wolfram Sang
<wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> > On the RZ/G2L and RZ/G3S there is a restriction for forcing the SDA/SCL states:
> >
> > ● Write:
> > 0: Changes the RIICnSCL/RIICnSDA pin output to a low level.
> > 1: Changes the RIICnSCL/RIICnSDA pin in a high-impedance state.
> > (High level output is achieved through an external pull-up resistor.)
> >
> > So using the generic algorithm may be platform dependent as it would
> > only work on platforms which have external pull-up resistor on SDA/SCL
> > pins. So to overcome this and make recovery possible on the platforms
> > I choose the RIIC feature to output clock cycles as required.
>
> I would be super-surprised if this is really a restriction and not a
> very precise documentation. In other words, I am quite sure that there
> is no difference between the bit forcing SCL high (via high-impedance)
> and the internal RIIC handling when it needs SCL high. Most I2C busses
> are open-drain anyhow.
>
I had asked this previously to the HW engineers about the requirement
(as this restriction is not mentioned in the RZ/V2H(P) SoC, Ive seen
it for RZ/A series RZ/G2L family and RZ/G3S only) before the start of
the I2C recovery work but haven't got a response yet. Ive pinged them
again and I'll wait for their feedback.

Cheers,
Prabhakar