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On 24/10/2023 08:53, Nuno Sá wrote:
> On Mon, 2023-10-23 at 17:06 +0100, Conor Dooley wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 04:27:48PM +0200, Nuno Sá wrote:
>>> On Mon, 2023-10-23 at 17:05 +0300, Ramona Gradinariu wrote:
>>>> The adis16460 device requires a stall time between SPI
>>>> transactions (during which the chip select is inactive),
>>>> with a minimum value equal to 16 microseconds.
>>>> This commit adds 'spi-cs-inactive-delay-ns' property, which should
>>>> indicate the stall time between consecutive SPI transactions.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Ramona Gradinariu <ramona.gradinariu@analog.com>
>>>> ---
>>>> changes in v2:
>>>>  - added default value
>>>>  - updated description
>>>>  - updated commit message
>>>>  .../devicetree/bindings/iio/imu/adi,adis16460.yaml          | 6 ++++++
>>>>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/imu/adi,adis16460.yaml
>>>> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/imu/adi,adis16460.yaml
>>>> index 4e43c80e5119..f10469b86ee0 100644
>>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/imu/adi,adis16460.yaml
>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/imu/adi,adis16460.yaml
>>>> @@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ properties:
>>>>
>>>>    spi-cpol: true
>>>>
>>>> +  spi-cs-inactive-delay-ns:
>>>> +    minimum: 16000
>>>> +    default: 16000
>>>> +    description:
>>>> +      Indicates the stall time between consecutive SPI transactions.
>>>> +
>>>
>>> You should drop the description... 
>>>
>>> Also, give more time before posting a v2 so others get a chance to review
>>> your
>>> patches. It's also better for you since you can gather more change requests.
>>
>> Further, I don't see an answer to Krzysztof's question of why the stall
>> time would not just be set to 16,000 ns in the driver, based on the
>> compatible.
> 
> Hi Conor,
> 
> Regarding that, I'm the one to blame since I was the one asking for the property
> during internal review... The reason is that "spi-cs-inactive-delay-ns" is
> already part of spi-peripheral-props.yaml which we already reference. So my
> question would be why not using it?
> 
> These devices are a bit sensitive regarding these timings. Not in devices
> supported by this driver but I already experienced having to set timings bigger
> than defined in the datasheet for spi to be reliable. this was true on a RPI but
> might not be in another platform.
> 
> Hence having the flexibility to change the time in an already supported property
> does sound good to me. If not set, we still use the default value based on the
> compatible. Now, if you tell me "let's just add this if we really get the need
> for it", I get it but I also don't understand why not add it now...
> 

I think it is okay to document specific SPI peripheral constraints in
each device. Just like we document sometimes SPI frequency. The v1 did
not explain this, but I see in this commit msg some rationale.

Best regards,
Krzysztof