netdev - Re: [PATCH V2 2/4] can: flexcan: try to exit stop mode during probe stage

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Date:   Sun, 8 Dec 2019 11:47:55 +0100
From:   Sean Nyekjaer <sean@...nix.com>
To:     Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>,
        Joakim Zhang <qiangqing.zhang@....com>,
        "linux-can@...r.kernel.org" <linux-can@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/4] can: flexcan: try to exit stop mode during probe
 stage



On 07/12/2019 21.32, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote:
> On 12/5/19 12:32 PM, Sean Nyekjaer wrote:
>>> If yes, I think we don't need check stop mode in probe stage, since
>>> issue has disappeared automatically.
>>
>> If one have devices deployed where:
>> "can: flexcan: fix deadlock when using self wakeup" isn't applied.
>> They could have devices stuck in stop-mode.
> 
> Ok.
> 
> But both patches:
> 
>      can: flexcan: fix deadlock when using self wakeup
>      can: flexcan: try to exit stop mode during probe stage
> 
> are not yet mainline, so if "can: flexcan: fix deadlock when using self
> wakeup" fixes the problem and goes into stable we don't need "can:
> flexcan: try to exit stop mode during probe stage", right?
> 
>> That's what i meant by this patch doesn't do any harm to have the check
>> included.
> 
> I don't want to have code in the driver that serves no purpose.
> 

Fine with me, I'm continuing to have the patch included in my tree until 
all devices are upgraded with:
	can: flexcan: fix deadlock when using self wakeup

/Sean

> regards,
> Marc
>