linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 06/12] mmc: sdhci-xenon: Add Marvell Xenon SDHC core functionality

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Date:   Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:39:23 +0200
From:   Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
To:     Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
        Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:     "linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Mike Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
        linux-clk <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ziji Hu <huziji@...vell.com>, Jimmy Xu <zmxu@...vell.com>,
        Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...vell.com>,
        Nadav Haklai <nadavh@...vell.com>, Ryan Gao <ygao@...vell.com>,
        Doug Jones <dougj@...vell.com>, Victor Gu <xigu@...vell.com>,
        "Wei(SOCP) Liu" <liuw@...vell.com>,
        Wilson Ding <dingwei@...vell.com>,
        Yehuda Yitschak <yehuday@...vell.com>,
        Marcin Wojtas <mw@...ihalf.com>,
        Hanna Hawa <hannah@...vell.com>,
        Kostya Porotchkin <kostap@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 06/12] mmc: sdhci-xenon: Add Marvell Xenon SDHC core
 functionality

On 26/01/17 12:50, Ulf Hansson wrote:
> On 11 January 2017 at 18:19, Gregory CLEMENT
> <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com> wrote:
>> +                       priv->init_card_type = MMC_TYPE_MMC;
>> +                       mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_NONREMOVABLE;
>> +
>> +                       /*
>> +                        * Force to clear BUS_TEST to
>> +                        * skip bus_test_pre and bus_test_post
>> +                        */
>> +                       mmc->caps &= ~MMC_CAP_BUS_WIDTH_TEST;
>> +                       mmc->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_HC_ERASE_SZ |
> 
> This cap is a bit strange. It was added several years ago by Adrian
> Hunter, but I am wondering about the reason to why it's needed.
> 

MMC_CAP2_HC_ERASE_SZ relates to EXT-CSD ERASE_GROUP_DEF.

I think it was added to enable people to choose whether they wanted a large
or small erase granularity.  That probably doesn't matter if the card
supports TRIM.