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Date:	Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:07:03 -0800
From:	Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
To:	Seungwon Jeon <tgih.jun@...sung.com>
Cc:	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	Thomas Abraham <thomas.abraham@...aro.org>,
	Kukjin Kim <kgene.kim@...sung.com>,
	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Will Newton <will.newton@...tec.com>,
	Chris Ball <cjb@...top.org>,
	Jaehoon Chung <jh80.chung@...sung.com>,
	linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] mmc: dw_mmc: exynos: Stop claiming wp-gpio

Seungwon,


On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 11:46 PM, Seungwon Jeon <tgih.jun@...sung.com> wrote:
> Hi Doug,
>
> On Thursday, November 29, 2012, Doug Anderson wrote:
>> Seungwon,
>>
>> Thanks for the review.  See below for comments.  If you'd like me to
>> respin then please let me know.  Otherwise I look forward to your ack.
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:29 AM, Seungwon Jeon <tgih.jun@...sung.com> wrote:
>> > Yes. pin of write protection is common property.
>> > This change is good. I have some suggestion below.
>> > Could you check it?
>> >
>> > On Friday, November 23, 2012, Doug Anderson wrote:
>> >> The exynos code claimed wp-gpio with devm_gpio_request() but never did
>> >> anything with it.  That meant that anyone using a write protect GPIO
>> >> would effectively be write protected all the time.
>> >>
>> >> A future change will move the wp-gpio support to the core dw_mmc.c
>> >> file.  Now the exynos-specific code won't claim the GPIO but will
>> >> just set the DW_MCI_QUIRK_NO_WRITE_PROTECT quirk if write protect
>> >> won't be used.
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
>> >>
>> >> ---
>> >> Changes in v2:
>> >> - Nothing new in this patch
>> >>
>> >>  drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-exynos.c |   12 ++++++------
>> >>  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>> >>
>> >> diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-exynos.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-exynos.c
>> >> index 4d50da6..58cc03e 100644
>> >> --- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-exynos.c
>> >> +++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-exynos.c
>> >> @@ -175,12 +175,12 @@ static int dw_mci_exynos_setup_bus(struct dw_mci *host,
>> >>               }
>> >>       }
>> >>
>> >> -     gpio = of_get_named_gpio(slot_np, "wp-gpios", 0);
>> >> -     if (gpio_is_valid(gpio)) {
>> >> -             if (devm_gpio_request(host->dev, gpio, "dw-mci-wp"))
>> >> -                     dev_info(host->dev, "gpio [%d] request failed\n",
>> >> -                                             gpio);
>> >> -     } else {
>> >> +     /*
>> >> +      * If there are no write-protect GPIOs present then we assume no write
>> >> +      * protect.  The mci_readl() in dw_mmc.c won't work since it's not
>> >> +      * hooked up on exynos.
>> >> +      */
>> >> +     if (!of_find_property(slot_np, "wp-gpios", NULL)) {
>> >>               dev_info(host->dev, "wp gpio not available");
>> >>               host->pdata->quirks |= DW_MCI_QUIRK_NO_WRITE_PROTECT;
>> >>       }
>> > All card types need this quirk in case wp-gpio property is empty?
>> > I think wp-pin is valid for SD card, not eMMC/SDIO.
>>
>> Right.  It is only checked right now by the SD code (mmc/core/sd.c).
>> It doesn't particularly hurt to set it the quirk in other cases though
>> and it seems nice not to add special cases.  I could imagine someone
>> extending the MMC code at some point to support write protect (via
>> GPIO) for eMMC, so there's even a slight justification for avoiding
>> the special case.
>>
>>
>> > Of course, I know origin code did it.
>> > How about removing whole checking routine?
>> > Instead, new definition for this quirk can be added into 'dw_mci_of_quirks'(dw_mmc.c) and dts file.
>>
>> On _exynos_ all SD cards need this quirk if there is no wp-gpio
>> property.  However this is not generally true for all users of dw_mmc.
>>  The DesignWare IP Block actually has a write protect input that can
>> be read with "mci_readl(slot->host, WRTPRT)" but on exynos the
>> DesignWare write protect line isn't exposed on any physical pins.
>> That means that the only possible way to do write protect on exynos is
>> using a GPIO.
>>
>> The above means that on exynos if the GPIO isn't defined we will
>> assume no write protect.  On other platforms if the GPIO isn't defined
>> we'll assume that the "mci_readl" will work and we'll use that.
>>
>> If people would prefer it I can code up an alternate solution that
>> doesn't touch any exynos code but that would introduce a new device
>> tree binding.  We could accomplish what's needed for exynos using a
>> property like "broken-internal-wp".
>>
>> Please let me know if you'd like me to submit a new patch with this
>> solution or if you like the existing solution.
>>
> Write protect is additional interface related with SD socket.
> WP switch appears in SD standard size card.
> In case EMMC/SDIO spec, there is no mentions about this WP pin.
> As you mentioned above, that's why 'ger_ro' is called only in sd path(mmc/core/sd.c).
> So, I meant that we don't need to consider WP pin status about non-SD type.

Ah, I understand now.  This is a good point.  I have updated the
documentation in the latest patch to mention this.  Thanks!


>
> Such as exynos5250, there is no exposed interface from host controller for write protection pin.
> In that case, if general gpio pin is connected like your board environment, we can define wp-gpio.
> Otherwise, 'broken-internal-wp' property will be good solution.

Latest patch (just about to send out) adds a per-slot "disable-wp"
property for dw_mmc.  See the patch for why I've chosen to do it that
way.  Hopefully it looks OK to you.


>
> Please feel free to modify.
> If you will do, I'll be happy.
>
> Thanks,
> Seungwon Jeon
>> >> --
>> >> 1.7.7.3
>> >
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