linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH-v3] Support M95040 SPI EEPROM

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Date:	Tue, 3 Apr 2012 19:07:08 +0200
From:	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
To:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
Cc:	Ivo Sieben <meltedpianoman@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...prootsystems.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH-v3] Support M95040 SPI EEPROM

On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 09:53:20AM -0700, Chris Wright wrote:
> * Ivo Sieben (meltedpianoman@...il.com) wrote:
> > +	instr = AT25_READ;
> > +	if (at25->chip.flags & EE_INSTR_BIT3_IS_ADDR)
> > +		if (offset >= (1U << (at25->addrlen * 8)))
> > +			instr |= AT25_INSTR_BIT3;
> > +	*cp++ = instr;
> <snip>
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Certain EEPROMS have a size that is larger than the number of address
> > +	 * bytes would allow (e.g. like M95040 from ST that has 512 Byte size
> > +	 * but uses only one address byte (A0 to A7) for addressing.) For
> > +	 * the extra address bit (A8, A16 or A24) bit 3 of the instruction byte
> > +	 * is used. This instruction bit is normally defined as don't care for
> > +	 * other AT25 like chips.
> > +	 */
> > +#define EE_INSTR_BIT3_IS_ADDR	0x0010
> 
> Is there some guarantee that this chip flag will always have this
> meaning?

? This is a driver flag.

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