linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/7] spi: atmel: Remove and fix erroneous comments

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Date:   Thu, 17 Oct 2019 16:18:40 +0200
From:   Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@...rochip.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] spi: atmel: Remove and fix erroneous comments

Since CSAAT functionality support has been added. Some comments become
wrong. Fix them to match the current driver behavior.

Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>
---
 drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c | 10 +++-------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c b/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
index e34ab587b980..7a17c3e2a8ee 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
@@ -312,11 +312,9 @@ static bool atmel_spi_is_v2(struct atmel_spi *as)
  * transmitted")  Not so!  Workaround uses nCSx pins as GPIOs; or newer
  * controllers have CSAAT and friends.
  *
- * Since the CSAAT functionality is a bit weird on newer controllers as
- * well, we use GPIO to control nCSx pins on all controllers, updating
- * MR.PCS to avoid confusing the controller.  Using GPIOs also lets us
- * support active-high chipselects despite the controller's belief that
- * only active-low devices/systems exists.
+ * Even controller newer than ar91rm9200, using GPIOs can make sens as
+ * it lets us support active-high chipselects despite the controller's
+ * belief that only active-low devices/systems exists.
  *
  * However, at91rm9200 has a second erratum whereby nCS0 doesn't work
  * right when driven with GPIO.  ("Mode Fault does not allow more than one
@@ -1193,8 +1191,6 @@ static int atmel_spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (!as->use_cs_gpios)
 		csr |= SPI_BIT(CSAAT);
 
-	/* DLYBS is mostly irrelevant since we manage chipselect using GPIOs.
-	 */
 	csr |= SPI_BF(DLYBS, 0);
 
 	word_delay_csr = atmel_word_delay_csr(spi, as);
-- 
2.23.0