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Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 13:06:06 +0000
From: Qi Wang 王起 (qiwang) <qiwang@...ron.com>
To: Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>
CC: "dedekind1@...il.com" <dedekind1@...il.com>,
"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
"Adrian Hunter" <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] MTD: UBI: try to avoid program data to NOR flash
after erasure interrupted
Hi Richard:
ok, I can correct my email address and re-send you again. Please check it.
Thanks for your great help.
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Weinberger [mailto:richard.weinberger@...il.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:15 PM
To: Qi Wang 王起 (qiwang)
Cc: dedekind1@...il.com; linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org; Adrian Hunter; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] MTD: UBI: try to avoid program data to NOR flash after erasure interrupted
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Qi Wang 王起 (qiwang) <qiwang@...ron.com> wrote:
> Hi:
> As we talked in mail before, please check my patch as below:
>
> From: Qi Wang <qiwang@...ron.com>
>
> nor_erase_prepare() will be called before erase a NOR flash, it will program '0'
> into a block to mark this block. But program data into a erasure interrupted block
> can cause program timtout(several minutes at most) error, could impact other
> operation on NOR flash. So UBIFS can read this block first to avoid unneeded
> program operation.
>
> This patch try to put read operation at head of write operation in
> nor_erase_prepare(), read out the data.
> If the data is already corrupt, then no need to program any data into this block,
> just go to erase this block.
>
> Signed-off-by: Qi Wang <qiwang@...ang@...ron.com>
This email address is malformed.
> ---
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
> index bf79def..0a6343d 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
> @@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ static int nor_erase_prepare(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
> size_t written;
> loff_t addr;
> uint32_t data = 0;
> + struct ubi_ec_hdr ec_hdr;
> /*
> * Note, we cannot generally define VID header buffers on stack,
> * because of the way we deal with these buffers (see the header
> @@ -509,49 +510,38 @@ static int nor_erase_prepare(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
> struct ubi_vid_hdr vid_hdr;
>
> /*
> + * If VID or EC is valid, need to corrupt it before erase operation.
> * It is important to first invalidate the EC header, and then the VID
> * header. Otherwise a power cut may lead to valid EC header and
> * invalid VID header, in which case UBI will treat this PEB as
> * corrupted and will try to preserve it, and print scary warnings.
> */
> addr = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size;
> - err = mtd_write(ubi->mtd, addr, 4, &written, (void *)&data);
> - if (!err) {
> - addr += ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset;
> - err = mtd_write(ubi->mtd, addr, 4, &written, (void *)&data);
> - if (!err)
> - return 0;
> + err = ubi_io_read_ec_hdr(ubi, pnum, &ec_hdr, 0);
> + if (err != UBI_IO_BAD_HDR_EBADMSG && err != UBI_IO_BAD_HDR &&
> + err != UBI_IO_FF){
> + err1 = mtd_write(ubi->mtd, addr, 4, &written, (void *)&data);
> + if(err1)
> + goto error;
> }
>
> - /*
> - * We failed to write to the media. This was observed with Spansion
> - * S29GL512N NOR flash. Most probably the previously eraseblock erasure
> - * was interrupted at a very inappropriate moment, so it became
> - * unwritable. In this case we probably anyway have garbage in this
> - * PEB.
> - */
> - err1 = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, &vid_hdr, 0);
> - if (err1 == UBI_IO_BAD_HDR_EBADMSG || err1 == UBI_IO_BAD_HDR ||
> - err1 == UBI_IO_FF) {
> - struct ubi_ec_hdr ec_hdr;
> -
> - err1 = ubi_io_read_ec_hdr(ubi, pnum, &ec_hdr, 0);
> - if (err1 == UBI_IO_BAD_HDR_EBADMSG || err1 == UBI_IO_BAD_HDR ||
> - err1 == UBI_IO_FF)
> - /*
> - * Both VID and EC headers are corrupted, so we can
> - * safely erase this PEB and not afraid that it will be
> - * treated as a valid PEB in case of an unclean reboot.
> - */
> - return 0;
> + err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, &vid_hdr, 0);
> + if (err != UBI_IO_BAD_HDR_EBADMSG && err != UBI_IO_BAD_HDR &&
> + err != UBI_IO_FF){
> + addr += ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset;
> + err1 = mtd_write(ubi->mtd, addr, 4, &written, (void *)&data);
> + if (err1)
> + goto error;
> }
> + return 0;
>
> +error:
> /*
> - * The PEB contains a valid VID header, but we cannot invalidate it.
> + * The PEB contains a valid VID or EC header, but we cannot invalidate it.
> * Supposedly the flash media or the driver is screwed up, so return an
> * error.
> */
> - ubi_err("cannot invalidate PEB %d, write returned %d read returned %d",
> + ubi_err("cannot invalidate PEB %d, read returned %d write returned %d",
> pnum, err, err1);
> ubi_dump_flash(ubi, pnum, 0, ubi->peb_size);
> return -EIO;
> ---
>
> I have tested this patch on Micron NOR flash, part number is：JS28F512M29EWHA.
Please add this information to the commit message.
> If have any questions, please let me know.
From UBIs point of view the patch seems OK to me, but it is malformed,
I was unable to apply it using git-am.
Did you use MS Outlook? :)
Please send it using git send-mail or any other sane mailer.
> Thank you
>
> Best Regards,
> Qi Wang 王起
> ESG APAC AE
> Tel: 86-021-38997158
> Mobile: 86-15201958202
> Email: qiwang@...ron.com
> Address: No 601 Fasai Rd, Pudong, Shanghai, China, 200131
--
Thanks,
//richard
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