linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: use data_reverse instead of manually poking the control register

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Date:	Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:00:12 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	"Brett Warden" <brett.warden@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, trivial@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bw-qcam: use data_reverse instead of manually poking
 the control register

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:12:50 -0700 Brett Warden wrote:

> Appeases the warning "parport0 (bw-qcam): use data_reverse for this!"
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brett T. Warden <brett.warden@...il.com>
> 

Where does the warning come from?  (what software produces it?)


> ---
> 
> It seems to work fine with my Quickcam under 2.6.22.
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c
> index 7d47cbe..01e47ed 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/video/bw-qcam.c
> @@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ static inline void write_lpcontrol(struct
> qcam_device *q, int d)
>         parport_write_control(q->pport, d);
>  }
> 
> +static inline void reverse_port(struct qcam_device *q)
> +{
> +       parport_data_reverse(q->pport);
> +}
> +
>  static int qc_waithand(struct qcam_device *q, int val);
>  static int qc_command(struct qcam_device *q, int command);
>  static int qc_readparam(struct qcam_device *q);
> @@ -369,7 +374,11 @@ static void qc_reset(struct qcam_device *q)
>                         break;
> 
>                 case QC_ANY:
> -                       write_lpcontrol(q, 0x20);
> +                       /*
> +                        * Replaced with reverse_port
> +                        * write_lpcontrol(q, 0x20);
> +                        */
> +                       reverse_port(q);
>                         write_lpdata(q, 0x75);
> 
>                         if (read_lpdata(q) != 0x75) {
> @@ -512,10 +521,12 @@ static inline int qc_readbytes(struct
> qcam_device *q, char buffer[])
>         switch (q->port_mode & QC_MODE_MASK)
>         {
>                 case QC_BIDIR:          /* Bi-directional Port */
> -                       write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26);
> +                       reverse_port(q);
> +                       write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6);
>                         lo = (qc_waithand2(q, 1) >> 1);
>                         hi = (read_lpstatus(q) >> 3) & 0x1f;
> -                       write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e);
> +                       reverse_port(q);
> +                       write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe);
>                         lo2 = (qc_waithand2(q, 0) >> 1);
>                         hi2 = (read_lpstatus(q) >> 3) & 0x1f;
>                         switch (q->bpp)
> @@ -613,10 +624,13 @@ static long qc_capture(struct qcam_device * q,
> char __user *buf, unsigned long l
> 
>         if ((q->port_mode & QC_MODE_MASK) == QC_BIDIR)
>         {
> -               write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e);       /* turn port around */
> -               write_lpcontrol(q, 0x26);
> +               reverse_port(q);                        /* turn port around */
> +               write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe);
> +               reverse_port(q);
> +               write_lpcontrol(q, 0x6);
>                 (void) qc_waithand(q, 1);
> -               write_lpcontrol(q, 0x2e);
> +               reverse_port(q);
> +               write_lpcontrol(q, 0xe);
>                 (void) qc_waithand(q, 0);
>         }
> 
> 
> 
> -- 

---
~Randy
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