linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nvmem: ensure sysfs writes handle write-protect pin

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Date:   Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:55:06 +0100
From:   Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>
To:     Michael Auchter <michael.auchter@...com>
Cc:     Khouloud Touil <ktouil@...libre.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvmem: ensure sysfs writes handle write-protect pin



On 27/04/2020 19:39, Michael Auchter wrote:
> Commit 2a127da461a9d8d97782d6e82b227041393eb4d2 added support for
> handling write-protect pins to the nvmem core, and commit
> 1c89074bf85068d1b86f2e0f0c2110fdd9b83c9f retrofitted the at24 driver to
> use this support.
> 
> These changes broke write() on the nvmem sysfs attribute for eeproms
> which utilize a write-protect pin, as the write callback invokes the
> nvmem device's reg_write callback directly which no longer handles
> changing the state of the write-protect pin.
> 
> Change the read and write callbacks for the sysfs attribute to invoke
> nvmme_reg_read/nvmem_reg_write helpers which handle this, rather than
> calling reg_read/reg_write directly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Auchter <michael.auchter@...com>
> ---
>   drivers/nvmem/core.c | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>   1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> 

Applied fixes tag:
  Fixes: 2a127da461a9 ("nvmem: add support for the write-protect pin")


--srini