linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] mtd: brcmnand: respect ECC algorithm set by NAND subsystem

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Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2016 20:38:07 +0200
From:	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
To:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
Cc:	Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
	"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Kamal Dasu <kdasu.kdev@...il.com>,
	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	"open list:BROADCOM STB NAND FLASH DRIVER" 
	<bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] mtd: brcmnand: respect ECC algorithm set by NAND subsystem

On 26 April 2016 at 07:53, Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com> wrote:
> From: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:48:02 -0700
> Subject: [PATCH] mtd: brcmnand: respect ECC algorithm set by the NAND
>  subsystem
>
> This is more obvious than guessing based on ECC strength. It allows
> using NAND on devices with BCH-1 (e.g. D-Link DIR-885L).
>
> This maintains DT backward compatibility by defaulting to Hamming if a
> 1-bit ECC algorithm is specified without a corresponding algorithm
> selection. i.e., to use BCH-1, you must specify:
>
>   nand-ecc-strength = <1>;
>   nand-ecc-step-size = <512>;
>   nand-ecc-algo = "bch";
>
> Also adds a check to ensure we haven't allowed someone to get by with SW
> ECC. If we want to support SW ECC, we need to refactor some other pieces
> of this driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>

Tested-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>

I just needed to apply following patch first:
[PATCH] mtd: nand: fix NULL pointer dereference in of_get_nand_ecc_algo