[PATCH v1] i2c: lpi2c: implement master_xfer_atomic callback

Francesco Dolcini francesco at dolcini.it
Wed May 14 08:51:27 PDT 2025


Il 14 maggio 2025 17:14:32 CEST, Andi Shyti <andi.shyti at kernel.org> ha scritto:
>Hi Francesco and Emanuele,
>
>On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 03:51:14PM +0100, Francesco Dolcini wrote:
>> From: Emanuele Ghidoli <emanuele.ghidoli at toradex.com>
>> 
>> Rework the read and write code paths in the driver to support operation
>> in atomic contexts. To achieve this, the driver must not rely on IRQs
>> or perform any scheduling, e.g., via a sleep or schedule routine. Even
>> jiffies do not advance in atomic contexts, so timeouts based on them
>> are substituted with delays.
>> 
>> Implement atomic, sleep-free, and IRQ-less operation. This increases
>> complexity but is necessary for atomic I2C transfers required by some
>> hardware configurations, e.g., to trigger reboots on an external PMIC chip.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Emanuele Ghidoli <emanuele.ghidoli at toradex.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Francesco Dolcini <francesco.dolcini at toradex.com>
>
>this patch is causing a build regression. I'm going to revert it,
>please check the test report that has been reported and you are
>cc'ed.
>
>Andi

I am looking at it, it's a warning with W=1, not a build error. I would not revert this patch, just wait for a follow up patch or comment that will address that warning.

Francesco 



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