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1 files changed, 70 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
index 1c758cd1e1ba..10835d1f559b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
@@ -347,8 +347,14 @@ error:
static void at91_twi_read_next_byte(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
{
- if (!dev->buf_len)
+ /*
+ * If we are in this case, it means there is garbage data in RHR, so
+ * delete them.
+ */
+ if (!dev->buf_len) {
+ at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_RHR);
return;
+ }
/* 8bit read works with and without FIFO */
*dev->buf = readb_relaxed(dev->base + AT91_TWI_RHR);
@@ -465,19 +471,73 @@ static irqreturn_t atmel_twi_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
if (!irqstatus)
return IRQ_NONE;
- else if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_RXRDY)
+ /*
+ * In reception, the behavior of the twi device (before sama5d2) is
+ * weird. There is some magic about RXRDY flag! When a data has been
+ * almost received, the reception of a new one is anticipated if there
+ * is no stop command to send. That is the reason why ask for sending
+ * the stop command not on the last data but on the second last one.
+ *
+ * Unfortunately, we could still have the RXRDY flag set even if the
+ * transfer is done and we have read the last data. It might happen
+ * when the i2c slave device sends too quickly data after receiving the
+ * ack from the master. The data has been almost received before having
+ * the order to send stop. In this case, sending the stop command could
+ * cause a RXRDY interrupt with a TXCOMP one. It is better to manage
+ * the RXRDY interrupt first in order to not keep garbage data in the
+ * Receive Holding Register for the next transfer.
+ */
+ if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_RXRDY)
at91_twi_read_next_byte(dev);
- else if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_TXRDY)
- at91_twi_write_next_byte(dev);
-
- /* catch error flags */
- dev->transfer_status |= status;
+ /*
+ * When a NACK condition is detected, the I2C controller sets the NACK,
+ * TXCOMP and TXRDY bits all together in the Status Register (SR).
+ *
+ * 1 - Handling NACK errors with CPU write transfer.
+ *
+ * In such case, we should not write the next byte into the Transmit
+ * Holding Register (THR) otherwise the I2C controller would start a new
+ * transfer and the I2C slave is likely to reply by another NACK.
+ *
+ * 2 - Handling NACK errors with DMA write transfer.
+ *
+ * By setting the TXRDY bit in the SR, the I2C controller also triggers
+ * the DMA controller to write the next data into the THR. Then the
+ * result depends on the hardware version of the I2C controller.
+ *
+ * 2a - Without support of the Alternative Command mode.
+ *
+ * This is the worst case: the DMA controller is triggered to write the
+ * next data into the THR, hence starting a new transfer: the I2C slave
+ * is likely to reply by another NACK.
+ * Concurrently, this interrupt handler is likely to be called to manage
+ * the first NACK before the I2C controller detects the second NACK and
+ * sets once again the NACK bit into the SR.
+ * When handling the first NACK, this interrupt handler disables the I2C
+ * controller interruptions, especially the NACK interrupt.
+ * Hence, the NACK bit is pending into the SR. This is why we should
+ * read the SR to clear all pending interrupts at the beginning of
+ * at91_do_twi_transfer() before actually starting a new transfer.
+ *
+ * 2b - With support of the Alternative Command mode.
+ *
+ * When a NACK condition is detected, the I2C controller also locks the
+ * THR (and sets the LOCK bit in the SR): even though the DMA controller
+ * is triggered by the TXRDY bit to write the next data into the THR,
+ * this data actually won't go on the I2C bus hence a second NACK is not
+ * generated.
+ */
if (irqstatus & (AT91_TWI_TXCOMP | AT91_TWI_NACK)) {
at91_disable_twi_interrupts(dev);
complete(&dev->cmd_complete);
+ } else if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_TXRDY) {
+ at91_twi_write_next_byte(dev);
}
+ /* catch error flags */
+ dev->transfer_status |= status;
+
return IRQ_HANDLED;
}
@@ -537,6 +597,9 @@ static int at91_do_twi_transfer(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
reinit_completion(&dev->cmd_complete);
dev->transfer_status = 0;
+ /* Clear pending interrupts, such as NACK. */
+ at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_SR);
+
if (dev->fifo_size) {
unsigned fifo_mr = at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_FMR);
@@ -558,11 +621,6 @@ static int at91_do_twi_transfer(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
} else if (dev->msg->flags & I2C_M_RD) {
unsigned start_flags = AT91_TWI_START;
- if (at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_SR) & AT91_TWI_RXRDY) {
- dev_err(dev->dev, "RXRDY still set!");
- at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_RHR);
- }
-
/* if only one byte is to be read, immediately stop transfer */
if (!has_alt_cmd && dev->buf_len <= 1 &&
!(dev->msg->flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN))