linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] mtd: nand: omap2: Support for hardware BCH error correction

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Date:	Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:28:00 +0200
From:	Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@...ux.intel.com>
To:	"Philip, Avinash" <avinashphilip@...com>
Cc:	dwmw2@...radead.org, afzal@...com, tony@...mide.com,
	broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com, rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, nsekhar@...com, gururaja.hebbar@...com,
	ivan.djelic@...rot.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] mtd: nand: omap2: Support for hardware BCH error
 correction

On Wed, 2012-10-31 at 12:38 +0530, Philip, Avinash wrote:
> +static int erased_sector_bitflips(u_char *data, u_char *oob,
> +               struct omap_nand_info *info)
> +{
> +       int flip_bits = 0, i;
> +
> +       for (i = 0; i < info->nand.ecc.size; i++) {
> +               flip_bits += hweight8(~data[i]);
> +               if (flip_bits > info->nand.ecc.strength)
> +                       return 0;
> +       }
> +
> +       for (i = 0; i < info->nand.ecc.bytes - 1; i++) {
> +               flip_bits += hweight8(~oob[i]);
> +               if (flip_bits > info->nand.ecc.strength)
> +                       return 0;
> +       }

Why do you need the second for loop?

-- 
Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy

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