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Date:   Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:55:32 -0800
From:   Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
To:     Balakrishna Godavarthi <bgodavar@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>, marcel@...tmann.org,
        johan.hedberg@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org, hemantg@...eaurora.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/5] Bluetooth: hci_qca: use wait_until_sent() for
 power pulses

On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 08:18:37PM +0530, Balakrishna Godavarthi wrote:
> Hi Johan,
> 
> On 2019-01-09 20:08, Johan Hovold wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 05:59:47PM -0800, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 08:16:35PM +0530, Balakrishna Godavarthi
> > > wrote:
> > > > wcn3990 requires a power pulse to turn ON/OFF along with
> > > > regulators. Sometimes we are observing the power pulses are sent
> > > > out with some time delay, due to queuing these commands. This is
> > > > causing synchronization issues with chip, which intern delay the
> > > > chip setup or may end up with communication issues.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Balakrishna Godavarthi <bgodavar@...eaurora.org>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c | 38 ++++++++++++++-----------------------
> > > >  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
> > > > index f036c8f98ea3..5a07c2370289 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
> > > > @@ -1013,11 +1013,9 @@ static inline void host_set_baudrate(struct hci_uart *hu, unsigned int speed)
> > > >  		hci_uart_set_baudrate(hu, speed);
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > > -static int qca_send_power_pulse(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 cmd)
> > > > +static int qca_send_power_pulse(struct hci_uart *hu, u8 cmd)
> > > >  {
> > > > -	struct hci_uart *hu = hci_get_drvdata(hdev);
> > > > -	struct qca_data *qca = hu->priv;
> > > > -	struct sk_buff *skb;
> > > > +	int ret;
> > > >
> > > >  	/* These power pulses are single byte command which are sent
> > > >  	 * at required baudrate to wcn3990. On wcn3990, we have an external
> > > > @@ -1029,19 +1027,16 @@ static int qca_send_power_pulse(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 cmd)
> > > >  	 * save power. Disabling hardware flow control is mandatory while
> > > >  	 * sending power pulses to SoC.
> > > >  	 */
> > > > -	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "sending power pulse %02x to SoC", cmd);
> > > > -
> > > > -	skb = bt_skb_alloc(sizeof(cmd), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > -	if (!skb)
> > > > -		return -ENOMEM;
> > > > -
> > > > +	bt_dev_dbg(hu->hdev, "sending power pulse %02x to SoC", cmd);
> > > >  	hci_uart_set_flow_control(hu, true);
> > > > +	ret = serdev_device_write_buf(hu->serdev, &cmd, sizeof(cmd));
> > > > +	if (ret < 0) {
> > > > +		bt_dev_err(hu->hdev, "failed to send power pulse %02x to SoC",
> > > > +			   cmd);
> > > > +		return ret;
> > > > +	}
> > > >
> > > > -	skb_put_u8(skb, cmd);
> > > > -	hci_skb_pkt_type(skb) = HCI_COMMAND_PKT;
> > > > -
> > > > -	skb_queue_tail(&qca->txq, skb);
> > > > -	hci_uart_tx_wakeup(hu);
> > > > +	serdev_device_wait_until_sent(hu->serdev, 0);
> > 
> > Again, do you really want to wait indefinitely here?
> > 
> [Bala]: these commands are mandatory to turn ON or OFF the chip.
>         so blocking to the max time is required.
>         these commands are sent during the BT chip ON & OFF.
>         in the latest series, i have flushed the uart before sending this
> commands
>         so the uart FIFO(as just opened the port before calling this
> function) or the circular
>         buffer will be empty and also i am disabling the flow control too.
>        https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10744435/

The commands may be mandatory for switching the chip on or off, but
what is better if there is a problem with sending them (e.g. a buggy
UART driver):

1. wait a reasonable time, report an error
2. wait forever

?

If the single byte command couldn't be sent after a few milliseconds,
it likely never will, waiting forever doesn't fix that. An error
report at least provides some information about the problem and the
driver is in a not-hanging state.

Cheers

Matthias