linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i2c: tegra: proper handling of error cases

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Date:	Mon, 18 Apr 2016 09:26:06 +0200
From:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
To:	Shardar Mohammed <smohammed@...dia.com>
Cc:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>,
	"swarren@...dotorg.org" <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	"linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org" <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org" <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"wsa@...-dreams.de" <wsa@...-dreams.de>,
	"gnurou@...il.com" <gnurou@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: tegra: proper handling of error cases

On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 08:08:50AM +0000, Shardar Mohammed wrote:
[...]
> > >  	if (!(msg->flags & I2C_M_RD))
> > >  		tegra_i2c_fill_tx_fifo(i2c_dev);
> > >
> > > -	int_mask = I2C_INT_NO_ACK | I2C_INT_ARBITRATION_LOST;
> > >  	if (i2c_dev->hw->has_per_pkt_xfer_complete_irq)
> > >  		int_mask |= I2C_INT_PACKET_XFER_COMPLETE;
> > >  	if (msg->flags & I2C_M_RD)
> > >  		int_mask |= I2C_INT_RX_FIFO_DATA_REQ;
> > >  	else if (i2c_dev->msg_buf_remaining)
> > >  		int_mask |= I2C_INT_TX_FIFO_DATA_REQ;
> > > +
> > >  	tegra_i2c_unmask_irq(i2c_dev, int_mask);
> > 
> > Can this line be removed? The NO_ACK and ARBITRATION_LOST interrupts
> > are already unmasked earlier.
> 
> [Shardar] unmask_irq() here is enabling other interrupts
> (PACKET_XFER_COMPLETE/TX_FIFO_DATA_REQ/RX_FIFO_DATA_REQ). please let
> me know if my understanding is wrong from your comment.

You're right, I obviously wasn't looking closely enough.

Thierry

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