linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] ARM: dts: at91: disable the nxp,se97b SMBUS timeout on the TSE-850

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Message-ID: <20171129205629.GO21126@piout.net>
Date:   Wed, 29 Nov 2017 21:56:29 +0100
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:     Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>,
        Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@...rochip.com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] ARM: dts: at91: disable the nxp,se97b SMBUS
 timeout on the TSE-850

On 29/11/2017 at 12:53:11 -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 05:31:01PM +0100, Peter Rosin wrote:
> > The I2C adapter driver is sometimes slow, causing the SCL line to
> > be stuck low for more than the stipulated SMBUS timeout of 25-35 ms.
> > This causes the client device to give up which in turn causes silent
> > corruption of data. So, disable the SMBUS timeout in the client device.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>
> 
> Acked-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
> 
> I assume this will be sent upstream through an arm tree.
> 

Yes, I'm applying it right now.

> Thanks,
> Guenter
> 
> > ---
> >  arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-tse850-3.dts | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-tse850-3.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-tse850-3.dts
> > index 5f29010cdbd8..9b82cc8843e1 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-tse850-3.dts
> > +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-tse850-3.dts
> > @@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
> >  	jc42@18 {
> >  		compatible = "nxp,se97b", "jedec,jc-42.4-temp";
> >  		reg = <0x18>;
> > +		smbus-timeout-disable;
> >  	};
> >  
> >  	dpot: mcp4651-104@28 {
> > -- 
> > 2.11.0
> > 

-- 
Alexandre Belloni, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
http://free-electrons.com