From: Juergen Beisert <jbe@pengutronix.de>
To: barebox@lists.infradead.org
Cc: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] dma: apbh: check for errors when resetting ip core
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:29:56 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201210311029.56456.jbe@pengutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121031085414.GC2582@pengutronix.de>
Wolfram Sang wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 09:48:31AM +0100, Juergen Beisert wrote:
> > Wolfram Sang wrote:
> > > On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 09:29:56AM +0100, Juergen Beisert wrote:
> > > > Wolfram Sang wrote:
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > drivers/dma/apbh_dma.c | 4 +++-
> > > > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/dma/apbh_dma.c b/drivers/dma/apbh_dma.c
> > > > > index 363878f..d30b8fb 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/dma/apbh_dma.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/dma/apbh_dma.c
> > > > > @@ -555,7 +555,9 @@ int mxs_dma_init(void)
> > > > > int ret, channel;
> > > > > u32 val, reg;
> > > > >
> > > > > - mxs_reset_block(apbh_regs, 0);
> > > > > + ret = mxs_reset_block(apbh_regs, 0);
> > > > > + if (ret)
> > > > > + return ret;
> > > >
> > > > In this case the user faces a "MXS: Timeout resetting block via
> > > > register ...". Do you think this message is helpful to give the user
> > > > a pointer *where* the failure happens?
> > >
> > > Yes, since it points to the IP core which was used here. Which again,
> > > makes clear which driver was trying to reset the IP core.
> >
> > You mean the reported register offset points to the corresponding IP
> > core?
>
> Yes, sure. Otherwise the error message would be useless :)
>
> > But also Barebox has more users than developers.
>
> There is nothing a user could do in this case except asking a developer
> what could have happened? And that's the best option here.
"MXS: Timeout resetting block via register <friesel>. Please ask the developer
for a solution"
:))
jbe
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-31 9:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-30 14:21 [PATCH 1/3] arm: mxs: use timeouts in block reset routines Wolfram Sang
2012-10-30 14:21 ` [PATCH 2/3] dma: apbh: check for errors when resetting ip core Wolfram Sang
2012-10-31 8:29 ` Juergen Beisert
2012-10-31 8:36 ` Wolfram Sang
2012-10-31 8:48 ` Juergen Beisert
2012-10-31 8:54 ` Wolfram Sang
2012-10-31 9:29 ` Juergen Beisert [this message]
2012-10-31 9:39 ` Wolfram Sang
2012-10-30 14:21 ` [PATCH 3/3] mtd: nand: mxs: " Wolfram Sang
2012-10-31 7:37 ` [PATCH 1/3] arm: mxs: use timeouts in block reset routines Sascha Hauer
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