linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] w1: add fast search for single slave bus

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Date:	Sat, 3 Dec 2011 09:46:29 -0500
From:	Jean-François Dagenais <jeff.dagenais@...il.com>
To:	Hubert Feurstein <h.feurstein@...il.com>
Cc:	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] w1: add fast search for single slave bus


On 2011-11-28, at 15:06, Hubert Feurstein wrote:

> This enables a much more efficient way of device searching. It uses the
> 1-wire read-rom operation which allows the direct reading of the slave
> address. BUT this works only with exactly one slave on the bus.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hubert Feurstein <h.feurstein@...il.com>
> ---
> drivers/w1/Kconfig |    8 ++++++++
> drivers/w1/w1.c    |   11 +++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/w1/Kconfig b/drivers/w1/Kconfig
> index fd2c7bd..e5006bc 100644
> --- a/drivers/w1/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/w1/Kconfig
> @@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ config W1_CON
> 	  2. Userspace commands. Includes read/write and search/alarm search commands.
> 	  3. Replies to userspace commands.
> 
> +config W1_FAST_SEARCH
> +	bool "Fast search (single slave bus only!)"
> +	---help---
> +	  This enables a much more efficient way of device searching. It uses the
> +	  1-wire read-rom operation which allows the direct reading of the slave
> +	  address. BUT this works only with exactly one slave on the bus.
> +	  If unsure, say 'N'.
> +
Not needed I think, see below...
> source drivers/w1/masters/Kconfig
> source drivers/w1/slaves/Kconfig
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c
> index c374978..7c648ec 100644
> --- a/drivers/w1/w1.c
> +++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c
> @@ -892,6 +892,17 @@ void w1_search(struct w1_master *dev, u8 search_type, w1_slave_found_callback cb
> 			break;
> 		}
> 
> +#ifdef CONFIG_W1_FAST_SEARCH
> +		if (dev->max_slave_count == 1) {
> +			w1_write_8(dev, W1_READ_ROM);
> +
> +			if (w1_read_block(dev, (u8 *)&rn, 8) == 8 && rn)
> +				cb(dev, rn);
> +
> +			break;
> +		}
> +#endif
> +
I would drop the CONFIG item and just add this "if" block to the search function
unconditionnaly. Unless I am missing something, it wouldn't hurt multi-slave setups...
> 		/* Start the search */
> 		w1_write_8(dev, search_type);
> 		for (i = 0; i < 64; ++i) {
> -- 
> 1.7.4.1
> 
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