Hi Wolfram,
On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:32:18 +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> Hi Jean,
>
> can you pick this one up? I think it qualifies as a bugfix.
Sure! Sorry I had missed your review. It's queued up for 2.6.30 now.
>
> Regards,
>
> Wolfram
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 09:45:00AM +0200, Enrik Berkhan wrote:
> > Currently, the i2c-algo-pca driver does nothing if the chip enters state
> > 0x30 (Data byte in I2CDAT has been transmitted; NOT ACK has been
> > received). Thus, the i2c bus connected to the controller gets stuck
> > afterwards.
> >
> > I have seen this kind of error on a custom board in certain load
> > situations most probably caused by interference or noise.
> >
> > A possible reaction is to let the controller generate a STOP condition.
> > This is documented in the PCA9564 data sheet (2006-09-01) and the same
> > is done for other NACK states as well.
> >
> > Further, state 0x38 isn't handled completely, either. Try to do another
> > START in this case like the data sheet says. As this couldn't be tested,
> > I've added a comment to try to reset the chip if the START doesn't help
> > as suggested by Wolfram Sang.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Enrik Berkhan <Enrik.Berkhan@xxxxxx>
> > Reviewed-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pca.c | 11 +++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> >
> > Index: drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pca.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pca.c.orig 2008-12-25 00:26:37.000000000 +0100
> > +++ drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pca.c 2009-04-15 09:37:22.000000000 +0200
> > @@ -270,10 +270,21 @@ static int pca_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *
> >
> > case 0x30: /* Data byte in I2CDAT has been transmitted; NOT ACK has been received */
> > DEB2("NOT ACK received after data byte\n");
> > + pca_stop(adap);
> > goto out;
> >
> > case 0x38: /* Arbitration lost during SLA+W, SLA+R or data bytes */
> > DEB2("Arbitration lost\n");
> > + /*
> > + * The PCA9564 data sheet (2006-09-01) says "A
> > + * START condition will be transmitted when the
> > + * bus becomes free (STOP or SCL and SDA high)"
> > + * when the STA bit is set (p. 11).
> > + *
> > + * In case this won't work, try pca_reset()
> > + * instead.
> > + */
> > + pca_start(adap);
> > goto out;
> >
> > case 0x58: /* Data byte has been received; NOT ACK has been returned */
> > --
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