+ atmel_spi-support-zero-length-transfer.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     atmel_spi: support zero length transfer
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     atmel_spi-support-zero-length-transfer.patch

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Subject: atmel_spi: support zero length transfer
From: Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

A spi transfer with zero length is not invalid.  For example, such
transfer (len == 0 && delay_usecs != 0) can be used to achieve delay
before first CLK edge after chipselect assertion.

Signed-off-by: Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Brownell <david-b@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c~atmel_spi-support-zero-length-transfer drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c
--- a/drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c~atmel_spi-support-zero-length-transfer
+++ a/drivers/spi/atmel_spi.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static int atmel_spi_transfer(struct spi
 		return -ESHUTDOWN;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(xfer, &msg->transfers, transfer_list) {
-		if (!(xfer->tx_buf || xfer->rx_buf)) {
+		if (!(xfer->tx_buf || xfer->rx_buf) && xfer->len) {
 			dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "missing rx or tx buf\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from anemo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are

origin.patch
git-alsa-tiwai.patch
atmel_spi-support-zero-length-transfer.patch

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