Re: [PATCH] iio: adc: ad4000: Avoid potential double data word read

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Wed Apr 16 2025 - 02:01:49 EST


On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM David Lechner <dlechner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 4/15/25 1:02 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM Marcelo Schmitt
> > > <marcelo.schmitt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

...

> > >> xfers[1].rx_buf = &st->scan.data;
> > >> - xfers[1].len = BITS_TO_BYTES(chan->scan_type.storagebits);
> > >> + xfers[1].len = chan->scan_type.realbits > 16 ? 4 : 2;
> > >
> > > But wouldn't be logical to have
> > >
> > > xfers[1].len = BITS_TO_BYTES(chan->scan_type.realbits);
> > >
> > > ?
> >
> > No, SPI expects 1, 2 or 4 bytes, never 3. If realbits is 18, we
> > need len = 4.
> >
> > It would have to be:
> >
> > xfers[1].len = roundup_pow_of_two(BITS_TO_BYTES(chan->scan_type.realbits));
> >
> > But that gets too long for 1 line
>
> Actually there are a handful of drivers including SPI core that need
> that helper already, I would prefer to have a helper defined in spi.h.
>
> , so I prefer what Marcelo wrote.
> >
> > Maybe an idea for another day:
> >
> > #define SPI_LEN_FOR_BITS(bits) roundup_pow_of_two(BITS_TO_BYTES(bits))
>
> Right, but as static inline to have stricter types.
>
> > There are a couple of places in spi/ that could use this and several
> > iio drivers.

Or even wider, in bitops.h / bit*.h somewhere. Let me craft a patch.

--
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko