linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] regmap: Skip patch application when the cache is not dirty on sync

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Date:	Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:07:20 +0000
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	patches@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] regmap: Skip patch application when the cache is not dirty on sync

On the basis that if we don't actually need to resync the cache then the
patches are probably also already applied.

Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
---
 drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
index bfe48e4..d103401 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ int regcache_sync(struct regmap *map)
 	name = map->cache_ops->name;
 	trace_regcache_sync(map->dev, name, "start");
 
+	if (!map->cache_dirty)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* Apply any patch first */
 	map->cache_bypass = 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < map->patch_regs; i++) {
@@ -279,8 +282,6 @@ int regcache_sync(struct regmap *map)
 	}
 	map->cache_bypass = 0;
 
-	if (!map->cache_dirty)
-		goto out;
 	if (map->cache_ops->sync) {
 		ret = map->cache_ops->sync(map);
 	} else {
-- 
1.7.9.rc1

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