linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi: fsl-espi: fix behaviour for full-duplex xfers

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Message-ID: <20150424181745.GG22845@sirena.org.uk>
Date:	Fri, 24 Apr 2015 19:17:45 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Jonatas Rech <jonatas.rech@...acom.ind.br>
Cc:	linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi: fsl-espi: fix behaviour for full-duplex xfers

On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 03:06:22PM -0300, Jonatas Rech wrote:

> I agree, but please note that this came up while I was trying to fix the
> full-duplex functionality, and it's a different problem. Fixing this would
> impact protocol drivers, as stated earlier. It would take some time for me to
> study other drivers and come up with the best solution for this driver plus
> (at least) the m25p80, which supports the hardware I currently have access to.

> I know this must be fixed, but wouldn't it be subject to a different patch?
> Thanks in advance for the advice.

The commit message says "this correction has exposed an inconsistency"
which suggests that the problem was masked before this fix.  Did you
mean to say that while fixing this you noticed a separate bug that's
present anyway?

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