linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] mtd: nand: add sunxi NAND flash controller support

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Date:	Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:15:55 +0100
From:	Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
Cc:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Yassin Jaffer <yassinjaffer@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] mtd: nand: add sunxi NAND flash controller
 support

Hi Brian,

On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:13:11 -0700
Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com> wrote:

> Hi Boris,
> 
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 03:08:41PM +0200, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> > +static int sunxi_nand_hw_ecc_ctrl_init(struct mtd_info *mtd,
> > +				       struct nand_ecc_ctrl *ecc,
> > +				       struct device_node *np)
> > +{
> > +	struct nand_ecclayout *layout;
> > +	int i, j;
> > +	int ret;
> > +
> > +	ret = sunxi_nand_hw_common_ecc_ctrl_init(mtd, ecc, np);
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		return ret;
> > +
> > +	ecc->read_page = sunxi_nfc_hw_ecc_read_page;
> > +	ecc->write_page = sunxi_nfc_hw_ecc_write_page;
> > +	layout = ecc->layout;
> > +
> > +	for (i = 0; i < ecc->steps; i++) {
> 
> Hmm, did you retest this since changing this to ecc->steps? I think this
> won't work, since ecc->steps is only initialized in nand_scan_tail(),
> which comes after this. I only recommended the change for the
> {read,write}_page() type of functions, not the initialization functions.

Oh, crap!
Indeed, I only checked that the NAND was properly detected, but didn't
test all the features.
Anyway, I'm glad you found this issue before applying the series.

> 
> [snip the rest]
> 
> So I'd suggest the following additional patch, and otherwise, the series
> is fine with me. If you give your ack, I can just squash this in and
> apply it to my tree:

I'll test it tomorrow (and this time I'll test everything ;-)).

Thanks,

Boris

-- 
Boris Brezillon, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
http://free-electrons.com
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