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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] mmc: mmci: add quirk property to add stm32 transfer
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To:     Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@armlinux.org.uk>
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From:   Ludovic BARRE <ludovic.barre@st.com>
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Date:   Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:48:56 +0100
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hi Russell & Ulf

On 2/21/19 3:03 PM, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 02:38:36PM +0100, Ludovic BARRE wrote:
>> hi Russell & Ulf
>>
>> On 2/21/19 11:30 AM, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote:
>>> On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 10:27:39AM +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 11:10:49AM +0100, Ludovic Barre wrote:
>>>>> From: Ludovic Barre <ludovic.barre@st.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> This patch series introduces a bitmap of hardware quirks that require
>>>>> some special action. This should reduce the number of boolean
>>>>> into variant structure.
>>>>> And adds quirk bit to define sdmmc specific transfer modes.
>>>>
>>>> Please find some other way to deal with these differences.  As far as
>>>> I'm concerned, introducing a quirk bitmask such as what was done in
>>>> sdhci is a complete disaster and leads to long-term maintanability
>>>> problems.
>>>>
>>>> We already have a way to deal with variants in mmci.
>>>
>>> ... to finish what I was saying ...
>>>
>>> and I think that:
>>>
>>>           if (variant->blksz_datactrl16)
>>>                   datactrl = variant->datactrl_dpsm_enable | (data->blksz << 16);
>>>           else if (variant->blksz_datactrl4)
>>>                   datactrl = variant->datactrl_dpsm_enable | (data->blksz << 4);
>>>           else
>>>                   datactrl = variant->datactrl_dpsm_enable | blksz_bits << 4;
>>>
>>> ought to become a variant function call which returns the appropriate
>>> datactrl value.  This would shrink the amount of variant testing in this
>>> path, and also means that going forward we aren't facing an endlessly
>>> increasing number of tests here.
>>
>> For blksz_datactrl case:
>> We could create an inline function for datactrl16 and blksz_datactrl4
>> which returns the appropriate datactrl value (specific for ux500v2 and
>> qcom). This function could be register in mmci_host_ops structure.
> 
> Yes, this is what I'm proposing (except for the "inline" bit which
> seems meaningless if it's called via the mmci_host_ops structure.)
> I'm also proposing that it shouldn't just be the blksz that's
> returned but anything that the variant needs to take account of,
> including the stm transfer mode.

Ulf, are you alright with this callback approach (just to be sure that 
every body is align, before send a patch)?

This mmci_host_ops callback could return datactrl config to
start data (defined by variant).

> 
>> in mmci_start_data function we could call a common function which call a
>> hook if defined.
>>
>> int mmci_dblksz(struct mmci_host *host)
> 
> As this is returning a register value, "u32" would be more appropriate
> than "int".
> 
>> {
>> 	if (host->ops && host->ops->dblksz)
>> 		return host->ops->dblk(host);
>>
>> 	/* default data block size definition */
>> 	blksz_bits = ffs(data->blksz) - 1;
>> 	return blksz_bits << 4;
>> }
>>
>> what do you think about it?
> 
> I don't see any reason not to make the call unconditional and have every
> variant supply an appropriate function pointer.  IMHO that keeps stuff
> cleaner.
> 
>> After, I'm afraid to multiply callback function in mmci_host_ops.
>>
>> For stm32 transfer mode:
>> ditto, a callback function or I keep a boolean?
>>
>> BR
>> Ludo
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ludovic Barre (2):
>>>>>     mmc: mmci: introduce a quirks property into variant struct
>>>>>     mmc: mmci: add quirk property to add stm32 transfer mode
>>>>>
>>>>>    drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c | 11 +++++++++++
>>>>>    drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h |  9 +++++++++
>>>>>    2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> 2.7.4
>>>>>
>>>>>
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