linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH for-4.4 1/2] mtd: spi-nor: fix Spansion regressions (aliased with Winbond)

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Date:	Wed, 6 Jan 2016 10:07:02 +0800
From:	bayi cheng <bayi.cheng@...iatek.com>
To:	Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>
CC:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	<linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>,
	Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>,
	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>,
	Eddie Huang (黃智傑) 
	<eddie.huang@...iatek.com>,
	Milton Chiang (江明晏) 
	<Milton.Chiang@...iatek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH for-4.4 1/2] mtd: spi-nor: fix Spansion regressions
 (aliased with Winbond)

On Wed, 2016-01-06 at 01:03 +0100, Felix Fietkau wrote:
> On 2016-01-06 01:02, Brian Norris wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 06:29:28PM -0800, Brian Norris wrote:
> >> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 10:48:20AM -0800, Brian Norris wrote:
> >> > Spansion and Winbond have occasionally used the same manufacturer ID,
> >> > and they don't support the same features. Particularly, writing SR=0
> >> > seems to break read access for Spansion's s25fl064k. Unfortunately, we
> >> > don't currently have a way to differentiate these Spansion and Winbond
> >> > parts, so rather than regressing support for these Spansion flash, let's
> >> > drop the new Winbond lock/unlock support for now. We can try to address
> >> > Winbond support during the next release cycle.
> >> > 
> >> > Original discussion:
> >> > 
> >> > http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/549173/
> >> > http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/553683/
> >> > 
> >> > Fixes: 357ca38d4751 ("mtd: spi-nor: support lock/unlock/is_locked for Winbond")
> >> > Fixes: c6fc2171b249 ("mtd: spi-nor: disable protection for Winbond flash at startup")
> >> > Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
> >> > Reported-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>
> >> > Cc: Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>
> >> 
> >> Felix,
> >> 
> >> Can I get a Tested-by? I'm going to send this for 4.4 still, if
> >> possible.
> > 
> > Despite the lack of response, pushed both to linux-mtd.git, as they are
> > obvious responses to the reported regressions/bugs.
> Sorry for the delay, I don't have time to test that at the moment. I'll
> try to find the time for it soon.
> 
> - Felix

Hi Brain, Sorry for later reply, I have tested these patches. it works
ok on oak-rev4. Although it does not support WP operation for Winbond
nor flash.

Bayi

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