linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mmc: dw_mmc: Consider HLE errors to be data and command errors

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Date:	Tue, 17 May 2016 21:13:12 -0700
From:	Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
To:	Jaehoon Chung <jh80.chung@...sung.com>
Cc:	Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
	Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@...sung.com>,
	Sonny Rao <sonnyrao@...omium.org>,
	Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>,
	Alexandru Stan <amstan@...omium.org>,
	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier.martinez@...labora.co.uk>,
	"open list:ARM/Rockchip SoC..." <linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Chris Ball <chris@...ntf.net>,
	"linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Shawn Lin <shawn.lin@...k-chips.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mmc: dw_mmc: Consider HLE errors to be data and command errors

Hi,

On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 7:08 PM, Jaehoon Chung <jh80.chung@...sung.com> wrote:
> On 05/18/2016 09:47 AM, Doug Anderson wrote:
>> Jaehoon,
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org> wrote:
>>> Jaehoon,
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Jaehoon Chung <jh80.chung@...sung.com> wrote:
>>>> Dear Doug,
>>>>
>>>> I'm considering to control HLE error..So holding this patch.
>>>> If this is absolutely necessary patch, let me know, plz.
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> Jaehoon Chung
>>>
>>> Sounds OK.  I have certainly applied this locally and the driver isn't
>>> robust against insertions / removals without it, but once the card is
>>> inserted things are OK so it's probably not urgent that it be applied
>>> upstream.  Hopefully we can figure out a better solution...
>>
>> I'm now testing a nice new rebased kernel and I'm hitting this again.
>>
>> Of course I'll just pick my same patch to my new kernel tree, but
>> since it's been a year and nobody has done anything better, would you
>> consider landing my patch?  It is certainly better than nothing.
>
> Sure, it's right.
> I think that main reason of HLE is wait_prvdata_complete. (I'm guessing..)
> On other hands, dwmmc controller is handling something wrong. (I found that HLE is occurred the similar case.)
> After find the main solution, it's not bad that your patch is applied on dwmmc controller.
>
> Ulf have sent PR for next..So if we needs to apply this, i will apply on fix.

It's not new, so I'd say just queue it up for the next version
whenever it's convenient.

-Doug