diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c b/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c
index 5260183..fda7322 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c
@@ -213,12 +213,6 @@
 	 * line for the controller
 	 */
 	if (spi->cs_gpiod) {
-		/*
-		 * FIXME: is this code ever executed? This host does not
-		 * set SPI_MASTER_GPIO_SS so this chipselect callback should
-		 * not get called from the SPI core when we are using
-		 * GPIOs for chip select.
-		 */
 		if (value == BITBANG_CS_ACTIVE)
 			gpiod_set_value(spi->cs_gpiod, 1);
 		else
@@ -236,7 +230,8 @@
 
 /**
  * davinci_spi_get_prescale - Calculates the correct prescale value
- * @maxspeed_hz: the maximum rate the SPI clock can run at
+ * @dspi: the controller data
+ * @max_speed_hz: the maximum rate the SPI clock can run at
  *
  * This function calculates the prescale value that generates a clock rate
  * less than or equal to the specified maximum.
@@ -576,7 +571,6 @@
 	u32 errors = 0;
 	struct davinci_spi_config *spicfg;
 	struct davinci_spi_platform_data *pdata;
-	unsigned uninitialized_var(rx_buf_count);
 
 	dspi = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
 	pdata = &dspi->pdata;
@@ -711,7 +705,7 @@
 /**
  * dummy_thread_fn - dummy thread function
  * @irq: IRQ number for this SPI Master
- * @context_data: structure for SPI Master controller davinci_spi
+ * @data: structure for SPI Master controller davinci_spi
  *
  * This is to satisfy the request_threaded_irq() API so that the irq
  * handler is called in interrupt context.
@@ -724,7 +718,7 @@
 /**
  * davinci_spi_irq - Interrupt handler for SPI Master Controller
  * @irq: IRQ number for this SPI Master
- * @context_data: structure for SPI Master controller davinci_spi
+ * @data: structure for SPI Master controller davinci_spi
  *
  * ISR will determine that interrupt arrives either for READ or WRITE command.
  * According to command it will do the appropriate action. It will check
@@ -950,7 +944,7 @@
 	master->bus_num = pdev->id;
 	master->num_chipselect = pdata->num_chipselect;
 	master->bits_per_word_mask = SPI_BPW_RANGE_MASK(2, 16);
-	master->flags = SPI_MASTER_MUST_RX;
+	master->flags = SPI_MASTER_MUST_RX | SPI_MASTER_GPIO_SS;
 	master->setup = davinci_spi_setup;
 	master->cleanup = davinci_spi_cleanup;
 	master->can_dma = davinci_spi_can_dma;