linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1]mmc: set timeout for SDHCI host before sending busy cmd

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Date:	Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:25:26 -0800
From:	Philip Rakity <prakity@...vell.com>
To:	Chris Ball <cjb@...top.org>
CC:	"Dong, Chuanxiao" <chuanxiao.dong@...el.com>,
	Jae hoon Chung <jh80.chung@...il.com>,
	"linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1]mmc: set timeout for SDHCI host before sending busy
	cmd


On Feb 24, 2011, at 12:15 PM, Chris Ball wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:32:30AM -0800, Philip Rakity wrote:
>> proposed this a while ago and strongly support just removing the quirk for broken timeout and setting the timeout value to maximum of 0xE.
>> 
>> This also handles the case of the sd device having a timeout value too low.  In my testing I have come across SD cards that do not provide the correct value.
>> We force our pxa168, pxa910, and mmp2 controllers to have 0xE.  
> 
> Yeah, OLPC's CaFe controller -- which might be the same hardware as yours,
> actually -- has the same problem.

different controller not same as on mmp2, pxa168, pxa910

> 
> Does anyone know of a reason (beyond strict spec-compliance, I suppose)
> for honoring the timeout value rather than using 0xE everywhere?  If not,
> I'm willing to try out Philip's suggestion.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> Chris Ball   <cjb@...top.org>   <http://printf.net/>
> One Laptop Per Child

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