23 Sep, 2009

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01 Jul, 2009

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  • Add two new spi_device.mode bits to accomodate more protocol options, and
    pass them through to usermode drivers:

    * SPI_NO_CS ... a second 3-wire variant, where the chipselect
    line is removed instead of a data line; transfers are still
    full duplex.

    This obviously has STRONG protocol implications since the
    chipselect transitions can't be used to synchronize state
    transitions with the SPI master.

    * SPI_READY ... defines open drain signal that's pulled low
    to pause the clock. This defines a 5-wire variant (normal
    4-wire SPI plus READY) and two 4-wire variants (READY plus
    each of the 3-wire flavors).

    Such hardware flow control can be a big win. There are ADC
    converters and flash chips that expose READY signals, but not
    many host controllers support it today.

    The spi_bitbang code should be changed to use SPI_NO_CS instead of its
    current nonportable hack. That's a mode most hardware can easily support
    (unlike SPI_READY).

    Signed-off-by: David Brownell
    Cc: "Paulraj, Sandeep"
    Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton
    Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

    David Brownell
     

17 Oct, 2007

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01 Aug, 2007

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  • This is a simple utility used to test SPI functionality. It could stand
    growing options to support using other test data patterns; this initial
    version only issues full duplex transfers, which rules out 3WIRE or
    Microwire links.

    Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov
    Signed-off-by: David Brownell
    Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton
    Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

    Anton Vorontsov