[PATCH] i2c: spacemit: fix detect issue

Troy Mitchell troy.mitchell at linux.spacemit.com
Wed Nov 5 21:38:30 PST 2025


On Thu, Nov 06, 2025 at 06:34:26AM +0100, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 2025-11-06 09:05, Troy Mitchell wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 05, 2025 at 11:44:00PM +0100, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > On 2025-11-03 15:06, Troy Mitchell wrote:
> > [...]
> > > >  	if (i2c->status & (SPACEMIT_SR_BED | SPACEMIT_SR_ALD)) {
> > > >  		spacemit_i2c_reset(i2c);
> > > > -		return -EAGAIN;
> > > > +		if (i2c->status & SPACEMIT_SR_ALD)
> > > > +			return -EAGAIN;
> > > >  	}
> > > 
> > > This makes the resulting code, while correct, complex to understand as 
> > > it is now two really different errors, as you explained well in the 
> > > commit message.
> > > 
> > > I therefore suggest to organize the code as:
> > > 
> > > 	/* Arbitration Loss Detected */
> > > 	if (i2c->status & SPACEMIT_SR_ALD) {
> > > 		spacemit_i2c_reset(i2c);
> > > 		return -EAGAIN;
> > > 	}
> > > 
> > > 	/* Bus Error No ACK/NAK */
> > > 	if (i2c->status & SPACEMIT_SR_BED) {
> > > 		spacemit_i2c_reset(i2c);
> > > 	}
> > Thanks. I'll fix it in the next version.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > >  	return i2c->status & SPACEMIT_SR_ACKNAK ? -ENXIO : -EIO;
> > > > @@ -491,6 +492,8 @@ static int spacemit_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adapt, struct i2c_msg *msgs, in
> > > >  
> > > >  	spacemit_i2c_init(i2c);
> > > >  
> > > > +	spacemit_i2c_clear_int_status(i2c, SPACEMIT_I2C_INT_STATUS_MASK);
> > > > +
> > > 
> > > This sounds good to start the transfer with a clean interrupt state. I 
> > > just wonder if it should be moved to spacemit_i2c_init(), ie where the 
> > > corresponding interrupts are enabled.
> > Uh, We can move it actually. But is it essentail?
> 
> For me ensuring that the interrupt status is in a clean state after 
> enabling the interrupt is part of the initialization.
Yes, I agree that.
> Furthermore if 
> spacemit_i2c_init() has to be called from another place, it's very 
> likely that it's also needed to get interrupt status in a clean state.
Why we need to call init() in other place?
Could you give me a cese?

                    - Troy
> 
> Regards
> Aurelien
> 
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