linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fsl_ifc_nand: fix handing of bit flips in erased nand

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Date:   Wed, 17 May 2017 15:25:48 +0200
From:   Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     richard@....at, dwmw2@...radead.org, computersforpeace@...il.com,
        marek.vasut@...il.com, cyrille.pitchen@...el.com,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mark.marshall@...cronenergy.com, b44839@...escale.com,
        prabhakar@...escale.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fsl_ifc_nand: fix handing of bit flips in erased nand

On Wed, 17 May 2017 15:00:59 +0200
Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:

> 
> > > @@ -904,6 +922,21 @@ static int fsl_ifc_chip_init(struct fsl_ifc_mtd *priv)
> > >  		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_HAMMING;
> > >  	}
> > >  
> > > +	{
> > > +		struct mtd_oob_region oobregion = { };
> > > +
> > > +		mtd_ooblayout_ecc(mtd, 0, &oobregion);
> > > +		if (!oobregion.length) {
> > > +			dev_err(priv->dev, "No ECC in oobregion?\n");
> > > +			return -EINVAL;
> > > +		}
> > > +		mtd_ooblayout_ecc(mtd, 1, &oobregion);
> > > +		if (oobregion.length) {
> > > +			dev_err(priv->dev, "Extra data in oobregion?\n");
> > > +			return -EINVAL;
> > > +		}
> > > +	}  
> > 
> > This clearly doesn't belong in this patch. And if you really want to
> > check that, please create a separate function instead of defining a
> > non-conditional code block inside fsl_ifc_chip_init().  
> 
> I am not sure I want to check that. check_erased_page() can only
> handle layout with just one oobregion. If you think check is not
> needed, I'll happily remove the checking.

Let's drop it then. And please change the subject to "mtd: nand:
fsl_ifc: fix handing of bit flips in erased pages".

Thanks,

Boris