linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Fix MTD JEDEC probe so that the ASB2303 bootprom can be detected

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Date:	Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:15:20 +0000
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Ben Dooks <ben@...ff.org>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, torvalds@...l.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	dwmw2@...radead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-am33-list@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Fix MTD JEDEC probe so that the ASB2303 bootprom can be detected

Ben Dooks <ben@...ff.org> wrote:

> Often write protect on flash chips is a seperate pin that disables
> the cell writing circuitry, not the nWE pin.

That may be true, but the board documentation in this particular case doesn't
list any way of write-enabling the flash.  I have another, different board
based on the same CPU that does have a write enable for its bootprom.

David
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