On Saturday 27 January 2007 2:11 am, Hans-Peter Nilsson wrote:
> > From: David Brownell <[email protected]>
> > 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.
That wasn't my idea, it was borrowed from someone else's debug
arsenal. ;)
In any case, I think that sort of debug assist doesn't need to
stay in production system. See the patch I posted previously...
- Dave
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