[PATCH 5/8] staging: gpib: Remove atn_asserted global variable

From: Dave Penkler
Date: Fri Apr 18 2025 - 13:36:10 EST


atn_asserted was introduced to deal with an issue where certain models
of the Raspberry Pi would lose interrupts under heavy load. Using
a combination of edge and level interrupts the problem was resolved
so the work-around is no longer needed.

This patch removes the work-around.

Tested-by: Dave Penkler <dpenkler@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Dave Penkler <dpenkler@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/gpib/gpio/gpib_bitbang.c | 16 ++++++++--------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/gpio/gpib_bitbang.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/gpio/gpib_bitbang.c
index caa8361da696..1d650cb57cd2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/gpio/gpib_bitbang.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/gpio/gpib_bitbang.c
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ struct bb_priv {
int dav_seq;
long all_irqs;
int dav_idle;
- int atn_asserted;

enum talker_function_state talker_state;
enum listener_function_state listener_state;
@@ -614,7 +613,8 @@ static irqreturn_t bb_NRFD_interrupt(int irq, void *arg)
goto nrfd_exit;
}

- if (priv->atn_asserted && priv->w_cnt >= priv->length) { // test for end of transfer
+ if (priv->w_cnt >= priv->length) { // test for missed NDAC end of transfer
+ dev_err(board->gpib_dev, "Unexpected NRFD exit\n");
priv->write_done = 1;
priv->w_busy = 0;
wake_up_interruptible(&board->wait);
@@ -686,14 +686,14 @@ static irqreturn_t bb_NDAC_interrupt(int irq, void *arg)

dbg_printk(3, "accepted %zu\n", priv->w_cnt - 1);

- if (!priv->atn_asserted && priv->w_cnt >= priv->length) { // test for end of transfer
+ gpiod_set_value(DAV, 1); // Data not available
+ priv->dav_tx = 1;
+ priv->phase = 510;
+
+ if (priv->w_cnt >= priv->length) { // test for end of transfer
priv->write_done = 1;
priv->w_busy = 0;
wake_up_interruptible(&board->wait);
- } else {
- gpiod_set_value(DAV, 1); // Data not available
- priv->dav_tx = 1;
- priv->phase = 510;
}

ndac_exit:
@@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ static void set_atn(struct gpib_board *board, int atn_asserted)
priv->listener_state = listener_addressed;
if (priv->talker_state == talker_active)
priv->talker_state = talker_addressed;
+ SET_DIR_WRITE(priv); // need to be able to read bus NRFD/NDAC
} else {
if (priv->listener_state == listener_addressed) {
priv->listener_state = listener_active;
@@ -859,7 +860,6 @@ static void set_atn(struct gpib_board *board, int atn_asserted)
priv->talker_state = talker_active;
}
gpiod_direction_output(_ATN, !atn_asserted);
- priv->atn_asserted = atn_asserted;
}

static int bb_take_control(struct gpib_board *board, int synchronous)
--
2.49.0