linux-kernel - [NAND Question] When oob

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Date:   Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:21:50 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     masahiroy@...nel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [NAND Question] When oob_required is used?

Hi.


I am seeing the reference implementations for the callback
in drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c


I see only some of them use the argument "oob_required".


- oob_required is used
nand_read_page_raw()
nand_write_page_raw()
nand_write_subpage_hwecc()


- oob_required is ignored
nand_read_page_raw_syndrome()
nand_read_page_swecc()
nand_read_page_hwecc()
nand_read_page_hwecc_oob_first()
nand_read_page_syndrome()
nand_write_page_raw_syndrome()
nand_write_page_swecc()
nand_write_page_hwecc()
nand_write_page_syndrome()



I could not get the logic
when "oob_required" is used.



When implementing drivers, the "oob_required"
should be respected (i.e. oob_poi should be transferred as well),
or is it OK to ignore it?




-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada