Re: [PATCH RFC 1/3] spi: Allow SPI controller override device buswidth

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi John,

On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 4:23 PM John Garry <john.garry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Currently ACPI firmware description for a SPI device does not have any
> method to describe the data buswidth on the board.
>
> So even through the controller and device may support higher modes than
> standard SPI, it cannot be assumed that the board does - as such, that
> device is limited to standard SPI in such a circumstance.
>
> As a workaround, allow the controller driver supply buswidth override bits,
> which are used inform the core code that the controller driver knows the
> buswidth supported on that board for that device.

Just wondering: can't the controller just override this (e.g. in the .setuup()
callback) without having to touch the generic code?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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