linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] spi-mem: Allow specifying the byte order in DTR mode

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Date:   Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:13:46 +0100
From:   Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>
To:     Tudor.Ambarus@...rochip.com
Cc:     p.yadav@...com, broonie@...nel.org, miquel.raynal@...tlin.com,
        richard@....at, vigneshr@...com, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org,
        Nicolas.Ferre@...rochip.com, zhengxunli@...c.com.tw,
        jaimeliao@...c.com.tw
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] spi-mem: Allow specifying the byte order in DTR mode

Am 2022-02-22 14:54, schrieb Tudor.Ambarus@...rochip.com:
> On 2/21/22 09:44, Michael Walle wrote:
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>> Am 2022-02-18 15:58, schrieb Tudor Ambarus:
>>> Fortunately there are controllers
>>> that can swap back the bytes at runtime, fixing the endiannesses.
>>> Provide
>>> a way for the upper layers to specify the byte order in DTR mode.
>> 
>> Are there any patches for the atmel-quadspi yet? What happens if
> 
> not public, but will publish them these days.
> 
>> the controller doesn't support it? Will there be a software fallback?
> 
> no need for a fallback, the controller can ignore op->data.dtr_bswap16 
> if
> it can't swap bytes.

I don't understand. If the controller doesn't swap the 16bit values,
you will read the wrong content, no?

-michael