linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mmc_spi: use EILSEQ for possible transmission errors

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Date:	Mon, 25 May 2009 13:50:12 +0200
From:	Pierre Ossman <pierre@...man.eu>
To:	Wolfgang Mües <wolfgang.mues@...rswald.de>
Cc:	"David Brownell" <david-b@...bell.net>,
	"Matt Fleming" <matt@...sole-pimps.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Mike Frysinger" <vapier.adi@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mmc_spi: use EILSEQ for possible transmission errors

On Mon, 25 May 2009 12:18:18 +0200
Wolfgang Mües <wolfgang.mues@...rswald.de> wrote:

> 
> So if this code gets integrated, we can do:
> 
> if (command is erase)
> 	accept erase response codes
> else
> 	treat erase response codes as transmission errors
> 
> Should be no problem...
> 

This furthers the layering violation though. I don't remember why
mmc_spi is looking at responses to begin with. It should be up to the
caller to interpret them.

Rgds
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