linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] drm/i915/intel

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Date:	Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:25:33 +0100
From:	Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>
To:	Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>,
	Keith Packard <keithp@...thp.com>,
	David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>
Cc:	Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] drm/i915/intel_i2c: handle zero-length reads

On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:47:53 +0800, Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org> wrote:
> A common method of probing an i2c bus is trying to do a zero-length read.
> Handle this case by checking the length first waiting for data to be read.
> 
> This is actually important, since attempting a zero-length read is one
> of the ways that i2cdetect and i2c_new_probed_device detect whether
> there is device present on the bus with a given address.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>

You earlier assuaged my fears that setting SW_READY without waiting
would anger the hw, so

Reviewed-by: Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>
-Chris

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Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre
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