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-rw-r--r--tools/spi/spidev_test.c11
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/spi/spidev_test.c b/tools/spi/spidev_test.c
index 83844f8b862a..b0ca44c70e83 100644
--- a/tools/spi/spidev_test.c
+++ b/tools/spi/spidev_test.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int ret = 0;
int fd;
+ uint32_t request;
parse_opts(argc, argv);
@@ -430,13 +431,23 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
/*
* spi mode
*/
+ /* WR is make a request to assign 'mode' */
+ request = mode;
ret = ioctl(fd, SPI_IOC_WR_MODE32, &mode);
if (ret == -1)
pabort("can't set spi mode");
+ /* RD is read what mode the device actually is in */
ret = ioctl(fd, SPI_IOC_RD_MODE32, &mode);
if (ret == -1)
pabort("can't get spi mode");
+ /* Drivers can reject some mode bits without returning an error.
+ * Read the current value to identify what mode it is in, and if it
+ * differs from the requested mode, warn the user.
+ */
+ if (request != mode)
+ printf("WARNING device does not support requested mode 0x%x\n",
+ request);
/*
* bits per word