linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] i2c: omap: correct usage of the interrupt enable register

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Date:	Thu, 30 May 2013 09:46:18 -0700
From:	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...aro.org>
To:	Oleksandr Dmytryshyn <oleksandr.dmytryshyn@...com>
Cc:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>,
	<linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] i2c: omap: correct usage of the interrupt enable register

Oleksandr Dmytryshyn <oleksandr.dmytryshyn@...com> writes:

> If the i2c controller during suspend will generate an interrupt, it
> can lead to unpredictable behaviour in the kernel.
>
> Based on the logic of the kernel code interrupts from i2c should be
> prohibited during suspend. Kernel writes 0 to the I2C_IE register in
> the omap_i2c_runtime_suspend() function. In the other side kernel
> writes saved interrupt flags to the I2C_IE register in
> omap_i2c_runtime_resume() function. I.e. interrupts should be disabled
> during suspend.
>
> This works for chips with version1 registers scheme. Interrupts are
> disabled during suspend. For chips with version2 scheme registers
> writting 0 to the I2C_IE register does nothing (because now the
> I2C_IRQENABLE_SET register is located at this address). This register
> is used to enable interrupts. For disabling interrupts
> I2C_IRQENABLE_CLR register should be used.
>
> Because the registers I2C_IRQENABLE_SET and I2C_IE have the same
> addresses, the interrupt enabling procedure is unchanged.
>
> Signed-off-by: Oleksandr Dmytryshyn <oleksandr.dmytryshyn@...com>

Much better, but still doesn't explain how/why this has been working up
until now.  Have we just been lucky?

> ---
>  drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c | 15 +++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
> index e02f9e3..2419899 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
> @@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ enum {
>  #define I2C_OMAP_ERRATA_I207		(1 << 0)
>  #define I2C_OMAP_ERRATA_I462		(1 << 1)
>  
> +#define OMAP_I2C_INTERRUPTS_MASK	0x6FFF

To be more clear, this should probably have v2 in the name.

Kevin

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