linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] sdhci: always use max timeout for xfers

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Date:	Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:07:22 +0100
From:	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
To:	Philip Rakity <prakity@...vell.com>
Cc:	"linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	Jae hoon Chung <jh80.chung@...il.com>,
	Chuanxiao Dong <chuanxiao.dong@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] sdhci: always use max timeout for xfers

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:49:25AM -0800, Philip Rakity wrote:
> v2
> 
> use define for max timeout.  remove subroutine call and just
> set the register directly

The generic description goes above the "---" line, the incremental
history of the patch usually below.

> 
> v1
> 
> The card/host controller may sometimes return a value that is
> too low and cause the h/w to timeout a transfer that would have
> worked.  Using the maximum value avoids this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Philip Rakity <prakity@...vell.com>

What is there seems ok, but it is not enough yet. The quirks can also go
from the users.

After that, it gets even more complicated; after this patch
'host->timeout_clk' becomes obsolete which should probably cleaned up in
a later patch together with host->ops->get_timeout_clk. Hmmmm, that
needs careful auditing.

Regards,

   Wolfram

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