linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regmap: Allow regmap_bulk_read() to work for "no-bus" regmaps

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Date:	Mon, 16 Dec 2013 20:57:11 +0000
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Srinivas Ramana <sramana@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regmap: Allow regmap_bulk_read() to work for "no-bus"
 regmaps

On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 09:14:07AM -0800, Stephen Boyd wrote:

> regmap_bulk_read() should decay to performing individual reads if
> we're using a "no-bus" regmap. Unfortunately, it returns an
> error because there is no map->bus pointer. Fix it.

Applied, thanks.

> > Yes, I'd expect the operation to work.  Your changes below are mostly
> > fine (we should add an additional check for values that aren't integer
> > numbers of bytes, I can add that) - can you send as a signed off patch
> > please and I'll apply?

> Here you go. Do you have any suggestions on how to make regmap_bulk_write()
> work?

Off the top of my head I'd expect it to just fall back onto
regmap_write() if it can't do raw I/O.  Or perhaps just change that loop
to do regmap_write() all the time since it's hardly the fast path.

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