> -----Original Message----- > From: Varadarajan, Charulatha > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 5:30 PM > To: DebBarma, Tarun Kanti > Cc: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 12/14] OMAP: dmtimer: switch-over to platform device > driver > > On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 14:44, DebBarma, Tarun Kanti <tarun.ka...@ti.com> > wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Varadarajan, Charulatha > >> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 12:15 PM > >> To: DebBarma, Tarun Kanti > >> Cc: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org > >> Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 12/14] OMAP: dmtimer: switch-over to platform > device > >> driver > >> > >> <<snip>> > >> > >> > -/* > >> > - * Reads timer registers in posted and non-posted mode. The posted > mode > >> bit > >> > - * is encoded in reg. Note that in posted mode write pending bit > must > >> be > >> > - * checked. Otherwise a read of a non completed write will produce > an > >> error. > >> > +/** > >> > + * omap_dm_timer_read_reg - read timer registers in posted and non- > >> posted mode > >> > + * @timer: timer pointer over which read operation to perform > >> > + * @reg: lowest byte holds the register offset > >> > + * > >> > + * The posted mode bit is encoded in reg. Note that in posted mode > >> write > >> > + * pending bit must be checked. Otherwise a read of a non completed > >> write > >> > + * will produce an error. > >> > */ > >> > static inline u32 omap_dm_timer_read_reg(struct omap_dm_timer > *timer, > >> u32 reg) > >> > { > >> > + struct dmtimer_platform_data *pdata = timer->pdev- > >> >dev.platform_data; > >> > + > >> > + if (reg >= OMAP_TIMER_WAKEUP_EN_REG) > >> > + reg += pdata->func_offst; > >> > + > >> > if (timer->posted) > >> > - while (readl(timer->io_base + > (OMAP_TIMER_WRITE_PEND_REG > >> & 0xff)) > >> > - & (reg >> WPSHIFT)) > >> > + while (readl(timer->io_base + > >> > + ((OMAP_TIMER_WRITE_PEND_REG + pdata- > >func_offst) > >> > + & 0xff)) & (reg >> WPSHIFT)) > >> > >> You may add a timeout in this. > > There are few reasons why I have not done: > > (1) This was in this way from the beginning and I thought some analysis > > Was done already for not adding timeout and so did not wish to alter > that. > > (2) wanted to keep low level functions as simple as possible by avoiding > > As many checks as possible unless really needed. > > (3) The client driver can take care of timeout. Even if timeout is > > Introduced in this api, the client driver anyways have to check for the > > Timeout. > > I don't think that client driver should take care of this. The client > driver should > check only for the return value. If timeout, return error. So what I am saying is it can add the timeout instead of checking for the Return value. This would keep the low level function simple. Please try to understand that this is a common function called by all the Client drivers associated with all the timers. If you can reduce a check The benefit is tremendous.
-- Tarun > > In your case, one of the calls to omap_dm_timer_write_reg() is as given > below: > omap2_gp_timer_init() > -> omap2_gp_clockevent_init() > -> omap_dm_timer_request_specific() > -> omap_dm_timer_prepare() > -> omap_dm_timer_write_reg() > > Here timeout is not taken care. > > > > > -- > > Tarun > >> > >> > cpu_relax(); > >> > return readl(timer->io_base + (reg & 0xff)); > >> > } > >> > > >> > -/* > >> > - * Writes timer registers in posted and non-posted mode. The posted > >> mode bit > >> > - * is encoded in reg. Note that in posted mode the write pending bit > >> must be > >> > - * checked. Otherwise a write on a register which has a pending > write > >> will be > >> > - * lost. > >> > +/** > >> > + * omap_dm_timer_write_reg - write timer registers in posted and > non- > >> posted mode > >> > + * @timer: timer pointer over which write operation is to > perform > >> > + * @reg: lowest byte holds the register offset > >> > + * @value: data to write into the register > >> > + * > >> > + * The posted mode bit is encoded in reg. Note that in posted mode > the > >> write > >> > + * pending bit must be checked. Otherwise a write on a register > which > >> has a > >> > + * pending write will be lost. > >> > */ > >> > static void omap_dm_timer_write_reg(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, u32 > >> reg, > >> > u32 value) > >> > { > >> > + struct dmtimer_platform_data *pdata = timer->pdev- > >> >dev.platform_data; > >> > + > >> > + if (reg >= OMAP_TIMER_WAKEUP_EN_REG) > >> > + reg += pdata->func_offst; > >> > + > >> > if (timer->posted) > >> > - while (readl(timer->io_base + > (OMAP_TIMER_WRITE_PEND_REG > >> & 0xff)) > >> > - & (reg >> WPSHIFT)) > >> > + while (readl(timer->io_base + > >> > + ((OMAP_TIMER_WRITE_PEND_REG + pdata- > >func_offst) > >> > + & 0xff)) & (reg >> WPSHIFT)) > >> > >> Ditto. > >> > >> > cpu_relax(); > >> > writel(value, timer->io_base + (reg & 0xff)); > >> > } > >> > >> > >> <<snip>> > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html