Re: [PATCH] spi: pl022: Remove timeout in polling mode operation

[Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 5:27 PM Alexander Sverdlin
<alexander.sverdlin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Some tests show, that bulk SPI accesses (255 bytes, maximum PL022 can) may
> take seconds, depending on CPU load. In this case vital SPI accesses can
> fail because of user-space applications. Some other drivers already do not
> have timeouts in polling mode.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@xxxxxxxxx>

Wow what system is this and how does that happen?

I guess it is fine, but the timeout is there for a reason still. What about
setting the timeout to a minute or something?

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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