[PATCH 06/10] drm/i915/spi: spi register with mtd

[Miquel Raynal]

Hi Alexander,

alexander.usyskin at intel.com wrote on Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:20:32 +0000:

> > > > > +	spi->mtd.writesize = SZ_1; /* 1 byte granularity */  
> > > >
> > > > You say writesize should be aligned with 4 in your next patch?  
> > >
> > > We support unaligned write by reading aligned 4bytes,
> > > replacing changed bytes there and writing whole 4bytes back.
> > > Is there any problem with this approach?  
> > 
> > Is there a reason to do that manually rather than letting the core
> > handle the complexity?
> >   
> I was not aware that core can do this. The core implements above logic
> if I put SZ_4 here and caller try to write, say, one byte?
> And sync multiple writers?
> If so, I can remove manual work, I think, and make the patches smaller.

I haven't checked in detail but I would expect this yes. Please have a
round of tests and if it works, please simplify this part.

Thanks,
Miquèl