linux-kernel - [PATCH] mtd: nand: Properly initialize 'mtd->bitflip_threshold' prior 'scan

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Message-ID: <20120608182906.57b4844a@halley>
Date:	Fri, 8 Jun 2012 18:29:06 +0300
From:	Shmulik Ladkani <shmulik@...go.com>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, Mike Dunn <mikedunn@...sguy.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	Ivan Djelic <ivan.djelic@...rot.com>
Subject: [PATCH] mtd: nand: Properly initialize 'mtd->bitflip_threshold'
 prior 'scan_bbt()' is invoked

As of edbc454 [mtd: driver _read() returns max_bitflips; mtd_read()
returns -EUCLEAN], 'mtd->bitflip_threshold' must be set for mtd devices
having ECC, prior any 'mtd_read()' call.
Otherwise, 'mtd_read()' will falsely return -EUCLEAN.

Normally, 'mtd->bitflip_threshold' is initialized when the MTD is added.

However, this is too late for NAND MTDs, as 'scan_bbt()' is invoked
prior the existing initialization of 'mtd->bitflip_threshold'.

This is a problem since 'scan_bbt()' calls 'mtd_read()', in the case
of a flash-based bad block table.
It resulted in a falsely reported bitflips indication during BBT read,
which lead to constant scrubbing of the flash BBT blocks.

Initialize 'mtd->bitflip_threshold' to its default value (if not already
set by the driver), prior invocation of 'scan_bbt()'.

Reported-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Shmulik Ladkani <shmulik.ladkani@...il.com>
---
- The issue was introduced in 3.5-rc1 and needs to be merged before 3.5
- Sascha, I've credited you as the reporter, is that ok?
- Sascha, care to test and verify it works for your system?

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 61805e7..0a8724e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -3484,6 +3484,13 @@ int nand_scan_tail(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	/* propagate ecc info to mtd_info */
 	mtd->ecclayout = chip->ecc.layout;
 	mtd->ecc_strength = chip->ecc.strength;
+	/*
+	 * Initialize bitflip_threshold to its default prior scan_bbt() call.
+	 * scan_bbt() might invoke mtd_read(), thus bitflip_threshold must be
+	 * properly set.
+	 */
+	if (!mtd->bitflip_threshold)
+		mtd->bitflip_threshold = mtd->ecc_strength;

 	/* Check, if we should skip the bad block table scan */
 	if (chip->options & NAND_SKIP_BBTSCAN)
-- 
1.7.5.4
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