[PATCH v4 29/32] cxlflash: Fix to double the delay each time
Daniel Axtens
dja at axtens.net
Wed Sep 30 10:08:21 AEST 2015
"Matthew R. Ochs" <mrochs at linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
>> On Sep 28, 2015, at 8:40 PM, Daniel Axtens <dja at axtens.net> wrote:
>>
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>> "Matthew R. Ochs" <mrochs at linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
>>
>>> From: Manoj Kumar <manoj at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>>>
>>> The operator used to double the delay is incorrect and
>>> does not result in delay doubling.
>>>
>>> To fix, use a left shift instead of the XOR operator.
>>>
>> I can see that the patch is correct, but this commit message is a bit
>> confusing. What delay? In what circumstances are you doubling it? Why?
>
> This is the response delay while resetting the master context. The reset
> is performed by writing a bit and then waiting for it to clear. While waiting
> for it to clear, the code relaxes the delta between MMIO reads.
OK. If you do a v5, please include this in the commit message.
Regards,
Daniel
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