[PATCH v27 3/4] i2c: ast2600: Add controller driver for AST2600 new register set
Jeremy Kerr
jk at codeconstruct.com.au
Wed Mar 25 20:15:54 AEDT 2026
Hi Ryan,
> > I would suggest separating the string parsing from the "is the mode available"
> > logic, more on that below.
> >
> I will separate with following.
>
> static int ast2600_i2c_xfer_mode_parse(const char *buf, enum xfer_mode *mode)
> {
> if (sysfs_streq(buf, "byte")) { *mode = BYTE_MODE; return 0; }
> if (sysfs_streq(buf, "buffer")) { *mode = BUFF_MODE; return 0; }
> if (sysfs_streq(buf, "dma")) { *mode = DMA_MODE; return 0; }
> return -EINVAL;
> }
OK, but with kernel-style formatting.
>
> static int ast2600_i2c_xfer_mode_check(struct ast2600_i2c_bus *i2c_bus,
> enum xfer_mode mode)
> {
> if (mode == BUFF_MODE && !i2c_bus->buf_base)
> return -EINVAL;
> if (mode == DMA_MODE && !i2c_bus->dma_available)
> return -EINVAL;
> return 0;
> }
>
> > > +
> > > +static const char *ast2600_i2c_xfer_mode_name(enum xfer_mode mode) {
> > > + switch (mode) {
> > > + case BYTE_MODE:
> > > + return "byte";
> > > + case DMA_MODE:
> > > + return "dma";
> > > + case BUFF_MODE:
> > > + default:
> > > + return "buffer";
> > > + }
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static ssize_t xfer_mode_show(struct device *dev, struct
> > > +device_attribute *attr, char *buf) {
> > > + struct ast2600_i2c_bus *i2c_bus = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> > > +
> > > + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n",
> > > +ast2600_i2c_xfer_mode_name(i2c_bus->mode));
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static ssize_t xfer_mode_store(struct device *dev,
> > > + struct device_attribute *attr,
> > > + const char *buf, size_t count)
> > {
> > > + struct ast2600_i2c_bus *i2c_bus = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> > > + enum xfer_mode mode;
> > > + int ret;
> > > +
> > > + ret = ast2600_i2c_xfer_mode_parse(i2c_bus, buf, &mode);
> > > + if (ret)
> > > + return ret;
> > > +
> > > + i2c_lock_bus(&i2c_bus->adap, I2C_LOCK_ROOT_ADAPTER);
> > > + ast2600_i2c_set_xfer_mode(i2c_bus, mode);
> > > + i2c_unlock_bus(&i2c_bus->adap, I2C_LOCK_ROOT_ADAPTER);
> > > +
> > > + return count;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(xfer_mode);
> >
> > This will need sysfs ABI documentation.
>
> Since it is in sysfs /sys/bus/platform/drivers/i2c_ast2600
> So I add Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-platform-drivers-i2c-ast2600
> am I right?
I would suggest Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-ast2600-i2c
>
> What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/i2c-ast2600/.../xfer_mode
> Date: March 2026
> KernelVersion: 6.x
KernelVersion is optional, but if you include it, it would be 7.x.
> Contact: Ryan Chen <ryan_chen at aspeedtech.com>
> Description:
Keep the first line of the description on the same line.
> Shows or sets the transfer mode for the ASPEED AST2600 I2C
> controller. Valid values are:
>
> - "byte": Programmed I/O, one byte at a time.
> - "buffer": Programmed I/O using the hardware FIFO buffer.
> - "dma": DMA transfer (only available if aspeed,enable-dma
> is set in the device tree).
Decouple this from the device tree configuration mechanism:
- "dma": DMA transfer (if DMA is available for this
controller)
> i2c_bus->buf_base = devm_platform_get_and_ioremap_resource(pdev, 1, &res);
> if (!IS_ERR(i2c_bus->buf_base))
> i2c_bus->buf_size = resource_size(res) / 2;
> else
> i2c_bus->buf_base = NULL;
I would suggest a temporary, so there's no chance that future changes
could see an ERR_PTR value in i2c_bus->buf_base:
buf_base = devm_platform_get_and_ioremap_resource(pdev, 1, &res);
if (!IS_ERR(buf_base)) {
i2c_bus->buf_base = buf_base
i2c_bus->buf_size = resource_size(res) / 2;
}
and you have kzalloc()ed, so no need for the NULL init in the error path.
Cheers,
Jeremy
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