linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 3/7] i2c: sprd: Use global variables to record I2C ack/nack status instead of local variables

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Message-ID: <c7eb2642-93ed-46b6-a189-18111bed5435@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 3 Nov 2023 12:59:45 +0100
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To:     Huangzheng Lai <Huangzheng.Lai@...soc.com>,
        Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...nel.org>
Cc:     Orson Zhai <orsonzhai@...il.com>,
        Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Chunyan Zhang <zhang.lyra@...il.com>,
        linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        huangzheng lai <laihuangzheng@...il.com>,
        Xiongpeng Wu <xiongpeng.wu@...soc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 3/7] i2c: sprd: Use global variables to record I2C
 ack/nack status instead of local variables

On 23/10/2023 10:11, Huangzheng Lai wrote:
> We found that when the interrupt bit of the I2C controller is cleared,
> the ack/nack bit is also cleared at the same time. After clearing the
> interrupt bit in sprd_i2c_isr(), incorrect ack/nack information will be
> obtained in sprd_i2c_isr_thread(), resulting in incorrect communication
> when nack cannot be recognized. To solve this problem, we used a global
> variable to record ack/nack information before clearing the interrupt
> bit instead of a local variable.
> 
> Fixes: 8b9ec0719834 ("i2c: Add Spreadtrum I2C controller driver")
> Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # v4.14+
> Signed-off-by: Huangzheng Lai <Huangzheng.Lai@...soc.com>

Fixes must be send independent of features.

Best regards,
Krzysztof