i2c-i801: Enable IRQ for byte_by_byte transactions
Byte-by-byte transactions are used primarily for accessing I2C devices
with an SMBus controller. For these transactions, for each byte that is
read or written, the SMBus controller generates a BYTE_DONE IRQ. The isr
reads/writes the next byte, and clears the IRQ flag to start the next byte.
On the penultimate IRQ, the isr also sets the LAST_BYTE flag.
There is no locking around the cmd/len/count/data variables, since the
I2C adapter lock ensures there is never multiple simultaneous transactions
for the same device, and the driver thread never accesses these variables
while interrupts might be occurring.
The end result is faster I2C block read and write transactions.
Note: This patch has only been tested and verified by doing I2C read and
write block transfers on Cougar Point 6 Series PCH, as well as I2C read
block transfers on ICH5.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
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