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SubjectRe: [PATCH] spi: Check conflicting CS based on spi->chip_select instead of device name
On 01/09/2014 03:23 PM, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> Commit e13ac47bec20 (spi: Use stable dev_name for ACPI enumerated SPI
> slaves) changed the SPI device naming to be based on ACPI device name
> instead of carrying bus number and chip select for devices enumerated
> from ACPI namespace.
>
> In case of a buggy BIOS that lists multiple SPI devices sharing the same
> chip select (even though they should use different) the current code fails
> to detect that and allows the devices to be added to the bus.
>
> Fix this by walking through the bus and comparing spi->chip_select instead
> of device name. This should work regardless what the device name will be in
> future.
>
> Cc: Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@linux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
> ---
> drivers/spi/spi.c | 18 +++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
> index 349ebba4b199..13dcc360bde6 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
>
I guess this is a valid fix in that sense that before my patch those
ill-defined SPI devices were not added. Is this something which should
go to 3.13?

Acked-by: Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@linux.intel.com>


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