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SubjectRe: [PATCH] tty: serial: imx: Add fast path when rs485 delays are 0
On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 04:20:12PM +0100, Harald Seiler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, 2022-01-19 at 16:11 +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 03:52:03PM +0100, Harald Seiler wrote:
> > > Right now, even when `delay_rts_before_send` and `delay_rts_after_send`
> > > are 0, the hrtimer is triggered (with timeout 0) which can introduce a
> > > few 100us of additional overhead on slower i.MX platforms.
> > >
> > > Implement a fast path when the delays are 0, where the RTS signal is
> > > toggled immediately instead of going through an hrtimer. This fast path
> > > behaves identical to the code before delay support was implemented.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Harald Seiler <hws@denx.de>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/tty/serial/imx.c | 18 ++++++++++++++----
> > > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> > > index df8a0c8b8b29..67bbbb69229d 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> > > @@ -455,9 +455,14 @@ static void imx_uart_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port)
> > > if (port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
> > > if (sport->tx_state == SEND) {
> > > sport->tx_state = WAIT_AFTER_SEND;
> > > - start_hrtimer_ms(&sport->trigger_stop_tx,
> > > +
> > > + if (port->rs485.delay_rts_after_send > 0) {
> > > + start_hrtimer_ms(&sport->trigger_stop_tx,
> > > port->rs485.delay_rts_after_send);
> > > - return;
> > > + return;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + /* continue without any delay */
> >
> > Is it right to keep the assignment sport->tx_state = WAIT_AFTER_SEND ?
>
> I am keeping the assignment intentionally, to fall into the
> if(state == WAIT_AFTER_RTS) below (which then sets the state to OFF).
> I originally had the code structured like this:
>
> if (port->rs485.delay_rts_after_send > 0) {
> sport->tx_state = WAIT_AFTER_SEND;
> start_hrtimer_ms(&sport->trigger_stop_tx,
> port->rs485.delay_rts_after_send);
> return;
> } else {
> /* continue without any delay */
> sport->tx_state = WAIT_AFTER_SEND;
> }
>
> This is functionally identical, but maybe a bit more explicit.
>
> Not sure what is more clear to read?

I didn't oppose to the readability thing. With your patch you skip
starting the stop_tx timer and that would usually care for calling
imx_uart_stop_tx and setting sport->tx_state = OFF. This doesn't happen
with your patch any more.

Best regards
Uwe

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