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-rw-r--r--drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c12
-rw-r--r--drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c50
-rw-r--r--drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c28
-rw-r--r--drivers/spi/spi.c18
-rw-r--r--drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c86
-rw-r--r--include/linux/spi/spi.h92
-rw-r--r--include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h7
7 files changed, 180 insertions, 113 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
index c741776ef3bf..dd8c6a9ffc76 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
@@ -155,10 +155,13 @@ static int ads7846_read12_ser(struct device *dev, unsigned command)
struct ser_req *req = kzalloc(sizeof *req, SLAB_KERNEL);
int status;
int sample;
+ int i;
if (!req)
return -ENOMEM;
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->msg.transfers);
+
/* activate reference, so it has time to settle; */
req->xfer[0].tx_buf = &ref_on;
req->xfer[0].len = 1;
@@ -192,8 +195,8 @@ static int ads7846_read12_ser(struct device *dev, unsigned command)
/* group all the transfers together, so we can't interfere with
* reading touchscreen state; disable penirq while sampling
*/
- req->msg.transfers = req->xfer;
- req->msg.n_transfer = 6;
+ for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+ spi_message_add_tail(&req->xfer[i], &req->msg);
disable_irq(spi->irq);
status = spi_sync(spi, &req->msg);
@@ -398,6 +401,7 @@ static int __devinit ads7846_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
struct ads7846 *ts;
struct ads7846_platform_data *pdata = spi->dev.platform_data;
struct spi_transfer *x;
+ int i;
if (!spi->irq) {
dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "no IRQ?\n");
@@ -500,8 +504,8 @@ static int __devinit ads7846_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
CS_CHANGE(x[-1]);
- ts->msg.transfers = ts->xfer;
- ts->msg.n_transfer = x - ts->xfer;
+ for (i = 0; i < x - ts->xfer; i++)
+ spi_message_add_tail(&ts->xfer[i], &ts->msg);
ts->msg.complete = ads7846_rx;
ts->msg.context = ts;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
index 71a072103a7f..45108ed85588 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
@@ -245,6 +245,21 @@ static int m25p80_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
if (from + len > flash->mtd.size)
return -EINVAL;
+ spi_message_init(&m);
+ memset(t, 0, (sizeof t));
+
+ t[0].tx_buf = flash->command;
+ t[0].len = sizeof(flash->command);
+ spi_message_add_tail(&t[0], &m);
+
+ t[1].rx_buf = buf;
+ t[1].len = len;
+ spi_message_add_tail(&t[1], &m);
+
+ /* Byte count starts at zero. */
+ if (retlen)
+ *retlen = 0;
+
down(&flash->lock);
/* Wait till previous write/erase is done. */
@@ -254,8 +269,6 @@ static int m25p80_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
return 1;
}
- memset(t, 0, (sizeof t));
-
/* NOTE: OPCODE_FAST_READ (if available) is faster... */
/* Set up the write data buffer. */
@@ -264,19 +277,6 @@ static int m25p80_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
flash->command[2] = from >> 8;
flash->command[3] = from;
- /* Byte count starts at zero. */
- if (retlen)
- *retlen = 0;
-
- t[0].tx_buf = flash->command;
- t[0].len = sizeof(flash->command);
-
- t[1].rx_buf = buf;
- t[1].len = len;
-
- m.transfers = t;
- m.n_transfer = 2;
-
spi_sync(flash->spi, &m);
*retlen = m.actual_length - sizeof(flash->command);
@@ -313,6 +313,16 @@ static int m25p80_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
if (to + len > flash->mtd.size)
return -EINVAL;
+ spi_message_init(&m);
+ memset(t, 0, (sizeof t));
+
+ t[0].tx_buf = flash->command;
+ t[0].len = sizeof(flash->command);
+ spi_message_add_tail(&t[0], &m);
+
+ t[1].tx_buf = buf;
+ spi_message_add_tail(&t[1], &m);
+
down(&flash->lock);
/* Wait until finished previous write command. */
@@ -321,26 +331,17 @@ static int m25p80_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
write_enable(flash);
- memset(t, 0, (sizeof t));
-
/* Set up the opcode in the write buffer. */
flash->command[0] = OPCODE_PP;
flash->command[1] = to >> 16;
flash->command[2] = to >> 8;
flash->command[3] = to;
- t[0].tx_buf = flash->command;
- t[0].len = sizeof(flash->command);
-
- m.transfers = t;
- m.n_transfer = 2;
-
/* what page do we start with? */
page_offset = to % FLASH_PAGESIZE;
/* do all the bytes fit onto one page? */
if (page_offset + len <= FLASH_PAGESIZE) {
- t[1].tx_buf = buf;
t[1].len = len;
spi_sync(flash->spi, &m);
@@ -352,7 +353,6 @@ static int m25p80_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
/* the size of data remaining on the first page */
page_size = FLASH_PAGESIZE - page_offset;
- t[1].tx_buf = buf;
t[1].len = page_size;
spi_sync(flash->spi, &m);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
index a39b3b6b266c..99d3a0320fc9 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static int dataflash_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
{
struct dataflash *priv = (struct dataflash *)mtd->priv;
struct spi_device *spi = priv->spi;
- struct spi_transfer x[1] = { { .tx_dma = 0, }, };
+ struct spi_transfer x = { .tx_dma = 0, };
struct spi_message msg;
unsigned blocksize = priv->page_size << 3;
u8 *command;
@@ -162,10 +162,11 @@ static int dataflash_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
|| (instr->addr % priv->page_size) != 0)
return -EINVAL;
- x[0].tx_buf = command = priv->command;
- x[0].len = 4;
- msg.transfers = x;
- msg.n_transfer = 1;
+ spi_message_init(&msg);
+
+ x.tx_buf = command = priv->command;
+ x.len = 4;
+ spi_message_add_tail(&x, &msg);
down(&priv->lock);
while (instr->len > 0) {
@@ -256,12 +257,15 @@ static int dataflash_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL3, "READ: (%x) %x %x %x\n",
command[0], command[1], command[2], command[3]);
+ spi_message_init(&msg);
+
x[0].tx_buf = command;
x[0].len = 8;
+ spi_message_add_tail(&x[0], &msg);
+
x[1].rx_buf = buf;
x[1].len = len;
- msg.transfers = x;
- msg.n_transfer = 2;
+ spi_message_add_tail(&x[1], &msg);
down(&priv->lock);
@@ -320,9 +324,11 @@ static int dataflash_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
if ((to + len) > mtd->size)
return -EINVAL;
+ spi_message_init(&msg);
+
x[0].tx_buf = command = priv->command;
x[0].len = 4;
- msg.transfers = x;
+ spi_message_add_tail(&x[0], &msg);
pageaddr = ((unsigned)to / priv->page_size);
offset = ((unsigned)to % priv->page_size);
@@ -364,7 +370,6 @@ static int dataflash_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL3, "TRANSFER: (%x) %x %x %x\n",
command[0], command[1], command[2], command[3]);
- msg.n_transfer = 1;
status = spi_sync(spi, &msg);
if (status < 0)
DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL1, "%s: xfer %u -> %d \n",
@@ -385,14 +390,16 @@ static int dataflash_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
x[1].tx_buf = writebuf;
x[1].len = writelen;
- msg.n_transfer = 2;
+ spi_message_add_tail(x + 1, &msg);
status = spi_sync(spi, &msg);
+ spi_transfer_del(x + 1);
if (status < 0)
DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL1, "%s: pgm %u/%u -> %d \n",
spi->dev.bus_id, addr, writelen, status);
(void) dataflash_waitready(priv->spi);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_DATAFLASH_WRITE_VERIFY
/* (3) Compare to Buffer1 */
@@ -405,7 +412,6 @@ static int dataflash_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL3, "COMPARE: (%x) %x %x %x\n",
command[0], command[1], command[2], command[3]);
- msg.n_transfer = 1;
status = spi_sync(spi, &msg);
if (status < 0)
DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL1, "%s: compare %u -> %d \n",
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 3ecedccdb96c..cdb242de901d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -557,6 +557,17 @@ int spi_write_then_read(struct spi_device *spi,
if ((n_tx + n_rx) > SPI_BUFSIZ)
return -EINVAL;
+ spi_message_init(&message);
+ memset(x, 0, sizeof x);
+ if (n_tx) {
+ x[0].len = n_tx;
+ spi_message_add_tail(&x[0], &message);
+ }
+ if (n_rx) {
+ x[1].len = n_rx;
+ spi_message_add_tail(&x[1], &message);
+ }
+
/* ... unless someone else is using the pre-allocated buffer */
if (down_trylock(&lock)) {
local_buf = kmalloc(SPI_BUFSIZ, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -565,18 +576,11 @@ int spi_write_then_read(struct spi_device *spi,
} else
local_buf = buf;
- memset(x, 0, sizeof x);
-
memcpy(local_buf, txbuf, n_tx);
x[0].tx_buf = local_buf;
- x[0].len = n_tx;
-
x[1].rx_buf = local_buf + n_tx;
- x[1].len = n_rx;
/* do the i/o */
- message.transfers = x;
- message.n_transfer = ARRAY_SIZE(x);
status = spi_sync(spi, &message);
if (status == 0) {
memcpy(rxbuf, x[1].rx_buf, n_rx);
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c b/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c
index 44aff198eb96..f037e5593269 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ int spi_bitbang_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
struct spi_bitbang_cs *cs = spi->controller_state;
struct spi_bitbang *bitbang;
+ if (!spi->max_speed_hz)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
if (!cs) {
cs = kzalloc(sizeof *cs, SLAB_KERNEL);
if (!cs)
@@ -172,13 +175,8 @@ int spi_bitbang_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
if (!cs->txrx_word)
return -EINVAL;
- if (!spi->max_speed_hz)
- spi->max_speed_hz = 500 * 1000;
-
- /* nsecs = max(50, (clock period)/2), be optimistic */
+ /* nsecs = (clock period)/2 */
cs->nsecs = (1000000000/2) / (spi->max_speed_hz);
- if (cs->nsecs < 50)
- cs->nsecs = 50;
if (cs->nsecs > MAX_UDELAY_MS * 1000)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -194,7 +192,7 @@ int spi_bitbang_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
/* deselect chip (low or high) */
spin_lock(&bitbang->lock);
if (!bitbang->busy) {
- bitbang->chipselect(spi, 0);
+ bitbang->chipselect(spi, BITBANG_CS_INACTIVE);
ndelay(cs->nsecs);
}
spin_unlock(&bitbang->lock);
@@ -244,9 +242,9 @@ static void bitbang_work(void *_bitbang)
struct spi_message *m;
struct spi_device *spi;
unsigned nsecs;
- struct spi_transfer *t;
+ struct spi_transfer *t = NULL;
unsigned tmp;
- unsigned chipselect;
+ unsigned cs_change;
int status;
m = container_of(bitbang->queue.next, struct spi_message,
@@ -254,37 +252,49 @@ static void bitbang_work(void *_bitbang)
list_del_init(&m->queue);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bitbang->lock, flags);
-// FIXME this is made-up
-nsecs = 100;
+ /* FIXME this is made-up ... the correct value is known to
+ * word-at-a-time bitbang code, and presumably chipselect()
+ * should enforce these requirements too?
+ */
+ nsecs = 100;
spi = m->spi;
- t = m->transfers;
tmp = 0;
- chipselect = 0;
+ cs_change = 1;
status = 0;
- for (;;t++) {
+ list_for_each_entry (t, &m->transfers, transfer_list) {
if (bitbang->shutdown) {
status = -ESHUTDOWN;
break;
}
- /* set up default clock polarity, and activate chip */
- if (!chipselect) {
- bitbang->chipselect(spi, 1);
+ /* set up default clock polarity, and activate chip;
+ * this implicitly updates clock and spi modes as
+ * previously recorded for this device via setup().
+ * (and also deselects any other chip that might be
+ * selected ...)
+ */
+ if (cs_change) {
+ bitbang->chipselect(spi, BITBANG_CS_ACTIVE);
ndelay(nsecs);
}
+ cs_change = t->cs_change;
if (!t->tx_buf && !t->rx_buf && t->len) {
status = -EINVAL;
break;
}
- /* transfer data */
+ /* transfer data. the lower level code handles any
+ * new dma mappings it needs. our caller always gave
+ * us dma-safe buffers.
+ */
if (t->len) {
- /* FIXME if bitbang->use_dma, dma_map_single()
- * before the transfer, and dma_unmap_single()
- * afterwards, for either or both buffers...
+ /* REVISIT dma API still needs a designated
+ * DMA_ADDR_INVALID; ~0 might be better.
*/
+ if (!m->is_dma_mapped)
+ t->rx_dma = t->tx_dma = 0;
status = bitbang->txrx_bufs(spi, t);
}
if (status != t->len) {
@@ -299,29 +309,31 @@ nsecs = 100;
if (t->delay_usecs)
udelay(t->delay_usecs);
- tmp++;
- if (tmp >= m->n_transfer)
- break;
-
- chipselect = !t->cs_change;
- if (chipselect);
+ if (!cs_change)
continue;
+ if (t->transfer_list.next == &m->transfers)
+ break;
- bitbang->chipselect(spi, 0);
-
- /* REVISIT do we want the udelay here instead? */
- msleep(1);
+ /* sometimes a short mid-message deselect of the chip
+ * may be needed to terminate a mode or command
+ */
+ ndelay(nsecs);
+ bitbang->chipselect(spi, BITBANG_CS_INACTIVE);
+ ndelay(nsecs);
}
- tmp = m->n_transfer - 1;
- tmp = m->transfers[tmp].cs_change;
-
m->status = status;
m->complete(m->context);
- ndelay(2 * nsecs);
- bitbang->chipselect(spi, status == 0 && tmp);
- ndelay(nsecs);
+ /* normally deactivate chipselect ... unless no error and
+ * cs_change has hinted that the next message will probably
+ * be for this chip too.
+ */
+ if (!(status == 0 && cs_change)) {
+ ndelay(nsecs);
+ bitbang->chipselect(spi, BITBANG_CS_INACTIVE);
+ ndelay(nsecs);
+ }
spin_lock_irqsave(&bitbang->lock, flags);
}
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 6a41e2650b2e..939afd3a2e72 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -263,15 +263,16 @@ extern struct spi_master *spi_busnum_to_master(u16 busnum);
/**
* struct spi_transfer - a read/write buffer pair
- * @tx_buf: data to be written (dma-safe address), or NULL
- * @rx_buf: data to be read (dma-safe address), or NULL
- * @tx_dma: DMA address of buffer, if spi_message.is_dma_mapped
- * @rx_dma: DMA address of buffer, if spi_message.is_dma_mapped
+ * @tx_buf: data to be written (dma-safe memory), or NULL
+ * @rx_buf: data to be read (dma-safe memory), or NULL
+ * @tx_dma: DMA address of tx_buf, if spi_message.is_dma_mapped
+ * @rx_dma: DMA address of rx_buf, if spi_message.is_dma_mapped
* @len: size of rx and tx buffers (in bytes)
* @cs_change: affects chipselect after this transfer completes
* @delay_usecs: microseconds to delay after this transfer before
* (optionally) changing the chipselect status, then starting
* the next transfer or completing this spi_message.
+ * @transfer_list: transfers are sequenced through spi_message.transfers
*
* SPI transfers always write the same number of bytes as they read.
* Protocol drivers should always provide rx_buf and/or tx_buf.
@@ -279,11 +280,16 @@ extern struct spi_master *spi_busnum_to_master(u16 busnum);
* the data being transferred; that may reduce overhead, when the
* underlying driver uses dma.
*
- * All SPI transfers start with the relevant chipselect active. Drivers
- * can change behavior of the chipselect after the transfer finishes
- * (including any mandatory delay). The normal behavior is to leave it
- * selected, except for the last transfer in a message. Setting cs_change
- * allows two additional behavior options:
+ * If the transmit buffer is null, undefined data will be shifted out
+ * while filling rx_buf. If the receive buffer is null, the data
+ * shifted in will be discarded. Only "len" bytes shift out (or in).
+ * It's an error to try to shift out a partial word. (For example, by
+ * shifting out three bytes with word size of sixteen or twenty bits;
+ * the former uses two bytes per word, the latter uses four bytes.)
+ *
+ * All SPI transfers start with the relevant chipselect active. Normally
+ * it stays selected until after the last transfer in a message. Drivers
+ * can affect the chipselect signal using cs_change:
*
* (i) If the transfer isn't the last one in the message, this flag is
* used to make the chipselect briefly go inactive in the middle of the
@@ -299,7 +305,8 @@ extern struct spi_master *spi_busnum_to_master(u16 busnum);
* The code that submits an spi_message (and its spi_transfers)
* to the lower layers is responsible for managing its memory.
* Zero-initialize every field you don't set up explicitly, to
- * insulate against future API updates.
+ * insulate against future API updates. After you submit a message
+ * and its transfers, ignore them until its completion callback.
*/
struct spi_transfer {
/* it's ok if tx_buf == rx_buf (right?)
@@ -316,12 +323,13 @@ struct spi_transfer {
unsigned cs_change:1;
u16 delay_usecs;
+
+ struct list_head transfer_list;
};
/**
* struct spi_message - one multi-segment SPI transaction
- * @transfers: the segements of the transaction
- * @n_transfer: how many segments
+ * @transfers: list of transfer segments in this transaction
* @spi: SPI device to which the transaction is queued
* @is_dma_mapped: if true, the caller provided both dma and cpu virtual
* addresses for each transfer buffer
@@ -333,14 +341,22 @@ struct spi_transfer {
* @queue: for use by whichever driver currently owns the message
* @state: for use by whichever driver currently owns the message
*
+ * An spi_message is used to execute an atomic sequence of data transfers,
+ * each represented by a struct spi_transfer. The sequence is "atomic"
+ * in the sense that no other spi_message may use that SPI bus until that
+ * sequence completes. On some systems, many such sequences can execute as
+ * as single programmed DMA transfer. On all systems, these messages are
+ * queued, and might complete after transactions to other devices. Messages
+ * sent to a given spi_device are alway executed in FIFO order.
+ *
* The code that submits an spi_message (and its spi_transfers)
* to the lower layers is responsible for managing its memory.
* Zero-initialize every field you don't set up explicitly, to
- * insulate against future API updates.
+ * insulate against future API updates. After you submit a message
+ * and its transfers, ignore them until its completion callback.
*/
struct spi_message {
- struct spi_transfer *transfers;
- unsigned n_transfer;
+ struct list_head transfers;
struct spi_device *spi;
@@ -371,6 +387,24 @@ struct spi_message {
void *state;
};
+static inline void spi_message_init(struct spi_message *m)
+{
+ memset(m, 0, sizeof *m);
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&m->transfers);
+}
+
+static inline void
+spi_message_add_tail(struct spi_transfer *t, struct spi_message *m)
+{
+ list_add_tail(&t->transfer_list, &m->transfers);
+}
+
+static inline void
+spi_transfer_del(struct spi_transfer *t)
+{
+ list_del(&t->transfer_list);
+}
+
/* It's fine to embed message and transaction structures in other data
* structures so long as you don't free them while they're in use.
*/
@@ -383,8 +417,12 @@ static inline struct spi_message *spi_message_alloc(unsigned ntrans, gfp_t flags
+ ntrans * sizeof(struct spi_transfer),
flags);
if (m) {
- m->transfers = (void *)(m + 1);
- m->n_transfer = ntrans;
+ int i;
+ struct spi_transfer *t = (struct spi_transfer *)(m + 1);
+
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&m->transfers);
+ for (i = 0; i < ntrans; i++, t++)
+ spi_message_add_tail(t, m);
}
return m;
}
@@ -402,6 +440,8 @@ static inline void spi_message_free(struct spi_message *m)
* device doesn't work with the mode 0 default. They may likewise need
* to update clock rates or word sizes from initial values. This function
* changes those settings, and must be called from a context that can sleep.
+ * The changes take effect the next time the device is selected and data
+ * is transferred to or from it.
*/
static inline int
spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
@@ -468,15 +508,12 @@ spi_write(struct spi_device *spi, const u8 *buf, size_t len)
{
struct spi_transfer t = {
.tx_buf = buf,
- .rx_buf = NULL,
.len = len,
- .cs_change = 0,
- };
- struct spi_message m = {
- .transfers = &t,
- .n_transfer = 1,
};
+ struct spi_message m;
+ spi_message_init(&m);
+ spi_message_add_tail(&t, &m);
return spi_sync(spi, &m);
}
@@ -493,16 +530,13 @@ static inline int
spi_read(struct spi_device *spi, u8 *buf, size_t len)
{
struct spi_transfer t = {
- .tx_buf = NULL,
.rx_buf = buf,
.len = len,
- .cs_change = 0,
- };
- struct spi_message m = {
- .transfers = &t,
- .n_transfer = 1,
};
+ struct spi_message m;
+ spi_message_init(&m);
+ spi_message_add_tail(&t, &m);
return spi_sync(spi, &m);
}
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h b/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
index 8dfe61a445f4..c961fe9bf3eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
@@ -31,8 +31,15 @@ struct spi_bitbang {
struct spi_master *master;
void (*chipselect)(struct spi_device *spi, int is_on);
+#define BITBANG_CS_ACTIVE 1 /* normally nCS, active low */
+#define BITBANG_CS_INACTIVE 0
+ /* txrx_bufs() may handle dma mapping for transfers that don't
+ * already have one (transfer.{tx,rx}_dma is zero), or use PIO
+ */
int (*txrx_bufs)(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_transfer *t);
+
+ /* txrx_word[SPI_MODE_*]() just looks like a shift register */
u32 (*txrx_word[4])(struct spi_device *spi,
unsigned nsecs,
u32 word, u8 bits);