linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mfd: max77620: Use single-byte writes on MAX77620

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Date:   Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:43:23 +0100
From:   Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
To:     Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
CC:     <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mfd: max77620: Use single-byte writes on MAX77620


On 17/04/2020 18:09, Thierry Reding wrote:
> From: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
> 
> The MAX77620 doesn't support bulk writes, so make sure the regmap code
> breaks bulk writes into multiple single-byte writes.
> 
> Note that this is mostly cosmetic because currently only the RTC sub-
> driver uses bulk writes and the RTC driver ends up using a different
> regmap on the MAX77620 anyway. However, it seems like a good idea to
> make this change now in order to avoid running into issues if bulk
> writes are ever used by other sub-drivers sometime down the road.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
> ---
>  drivers/mfd/max77620.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max77620.c b/drivers/mfd/max77620.c
> index c7ed5c353553..fec2096474ad 100644
> --- a/drivers/mfd/max77620.c
> +++ b/drivers/mfd/max77620.c
> @@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ static const struct regmap_config max77620_regmap_config = {
>  	.rd_table = &max77620_readable_table,
>  	.wr_table = &max77620_writable_table,
>  	.volatile_table = &max77620_volatile_table,
> +	.use_single_write = true,
>  };
>  
>  static const struct regmap_config max20024_regmap_config = {
> 


Acked-by: Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
Tested-by: Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>

Cheers
Jon

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