linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 2/3] media: i2c: adv7842: remove open coded version of SMBus block read

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Date:   Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:33:54 +0100
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
To:     Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@...all.nl>
Cc:     linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 2/3] media: i2c: adv7842: remove open coded version
 of SMBus block read

Hello Hans,

I hope you are well!

> > The open coded version differs from the one in the core in one way: the
> > buffer will be always copied back, even when the transfer failed. It
> > looks like it is expected that the sanity check for a correct CRC and
> > header will bail out later.
> 
> Nah, it's just a bug. It should have returned and checked the error code,
> so your patch does the right thing.

I see. So, I will only update the commit message.

Thanks for the reviews!

All the best,

   Wolfram

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