On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:11:15 +0200, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: > SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA transactions might fail due to a race condition with > the IMC (Integrated Micro Controller), even when the IMC semaphore > is used. > > This bug has been reported and confirmed by AMD, who suggested as a > solution an IMC firmware upgrade (obtained via BIOS update) and > disabling the IMC during SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA transactions. > > Even without the IMC upgrade, the SMBUS is much more stable with this > patch. > > Tested on a Bettong-alike board. > > Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.riba...@gmail.com> > --- > v3: Suggestions by Jean Delvare <jdelv...@suse.de> > -Group booleans in struct i2c_piix4_adaptada > (Sorry about that, I thought your concern was the space between the > new field and the rest) > -Rename port regions > -Rename definitions > -Unify comment style > > v2: Suggestions by Jean Delvare <jdelv...@suse.de> > -Fix function definitions (static) > -Add register definition > -Use muxed_io interface > -Improve comments > -Keep old timeout > -Rebase > > drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c | 132 > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- > 1 file changed, 126 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > (...)
Reviewed-by: Jean Delvare <jdelv...@suse.de> Great job, thanks Ricardo. -- Jean Delvare SUSE L3 Support
