Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:11:03 +0100 | From | Hans-Peter Nilsson <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/2] take 2: (was-kind-of: 3/5 SPI tx_default) 2.6.20-rc6 |
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> From: David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net> > Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:21:15 -0800
> > > That flag could work in conjunction with a byte > > > > Or why not a 32-bit word! > > If a driver wants a repeating 32-bit pattern, they should just > provide a properly initialized tx buffer.
I'm suggesting the default_tx_word be able to fill out "common" values of bits_per_word when > 8, else it'd be useless as a 1-filler for larger sizes than byte. Making it a single bit then wouldn't cater to your debug-with-scope use-case.
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