linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 1/2] pwm: vt8500: Register write busy test performed incorrectly

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Date:	Wed, 9 Jan 2013 08:47:09 +0100
From:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...onic-design.de>
To:	Tony Prisk <linux@...sktech.co.nz>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	vt8500-wm8505-linux-kernel@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 1/2] pwm: vt8500: Register write busy test performed
 incorrectly

On Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 08:44:15AM +1300, Tony Prisk wrote:
> Correct operation for register writes is to perform a busy-wait
> after writing the register. Currently the busy wait it performed
> before, meaning subsequent register writes to bitfields may occur
> before the previous field has been updated.
> 
> Also, all registers are defined as 32-bit read/write. Change
> pwm_busy_wait() to use readl rather than readb.
> 
> Improve readability of code with defines for registers and bitfields.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tony Prisk <linux@...sktech.co.nz>
> ---
> v2:
> Change parenthesis around defines
> Replace pr_warn with dev_warn in pwm_busy_wait()
> 
>  drivers/pwm/pwm-vt8500.c |   64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

Applied, thanks.

Thierry

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