[PATCH-v5 2/5] i2c: pxa: enable/disable i2c module across msg xfer
Vaibhav Hiremath
vaibhav.hiremath at linaro.org
Wed Aug 5 05:42:09 PDT 2015
On Wednesday 05 August 2015 04:16 PM, Shubhrajyoti Datta wrote:
> hi ,
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 6:11 PM, Vaibhav Hiremath
> <vaibhav.hiremath at linaro.org> wrote:
>> From: Yi Zhang <yizhang at marvell.com>
>>
>> Enable i2c module/unit before transmission and disable when it
>> finishes.
>>
>> why?
>> It's because the i2c bus may be disturbed if the slave device,
>> typically a touch, powers on.
>
> Why should that be an issue?
> Is it an errata.
>
Not I am aware of.
> In which mode it is an issue slave / master or both?
>
since it talks about touch, I expect it to be master mode.
Thanks,
Vaibhav
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