linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/8] mtd: spi-nor: locking fixes and updates

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Date:	Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:42:45 -0300
From:	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@...guardiasur.com.ar>
To:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
Cc:	"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>,
	Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Bayi Cheng <bayi.cheng@...iatek.com>,
	Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>,
	Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] mtd: spi-nor: locking fixes and updates

On 28 January 2016 at 02:51, Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> These are an assortment of fixes and updates to the SPI NOR lock/unlock
> feature. The biggest new features are:
> (a) Status Register protection; I don't see why this shouldn't be enabled by
>     default. See patch 4's description.
> (b) Bottom-block protection support (via TB status bit)
> (c) Lock/unlock support for a few Winbond flash
>
> Patch 7 (Top/Bottom protection support) is still an RFC, as I think it deserves
> a bit more work. But I'm just getting it out there, as it's been sitting on my
> plate for a while.
>
> Regards,
> Brian
>
> Brian Norris (8):
>   mtd: spi-nor: wait for SR_WIP to clear on initial unlock
>   mtd: spi-nor: guard against underflows in stm_is_locked_sr
>   mtd: spi-nor: silently drop lock/unlock for already locked/unlocked
>     region
>   mtd: spi-nor: disallow further writes to SR if WP# is low
>   mtd: spi-nor: use BIT() for flash_info flags
>   mtd: spi-nor: add SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK flag
>   mtd: spi-nor: add TB (Top/Bottom) protect support
>   mtd: spi-nor: support lock/unlock for a few Winbond chips
>

For all patches, except RFC 7/8:

Reviewed-by: Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@...guardiasur.com.ar>
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