linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi-nor: add support for is25wp256d

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Message-ID: <e951a9b0-b365-5818-f66f-b48492d93eb2@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 6 Aug 2018 23:05:11 +0200
From:   Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>
To:     Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...ive.com>
Cc:     linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, dwmw2@...radead.org,
        computersforpeace@...il.com, boris.brezillon@...tlin.com,
        richard@....at, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Wesley Terpstra <wesley@...ive.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi-nor: add support for is25wp256d

On 08/06/2018 10:58 PM, Palmer Dabbelt wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Aug 2018 02:27:54 PDT (-0700), marek.vasut@...il.com wrote:
>> On 08/04/2018 03:49 AM, Palmer Dabbelt wrote:
>>> From: "Wesley W. Terpstra" <wesley@...ive.com>
>>>
>>> This is used of the HiFive Unleashed development board.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Wesley W. Terpstra <wesley@...ive.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...ive.com>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c | 47
>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>>>  include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h   |  2 ++
>>>  2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
>>> b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
>>> index d9c368c44194..e9a3557a3c23 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
>>> @@ -1072,6 +1072,9 @@ static const struct flash_info spi_nor_ids[] = {
>>>              SECT_4K | SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ) },
>>>      { "is25wp128",  INFO(0x9d7018, 0, 64 * 1024, 256,
>>>              SECT_4K | SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ) },
>>> +    { "is25wp256d", INFO(0x9d7019, 0, 32 * 1024, 1024,
>>
>> Is there a reason for the trailing 'd' in is25wp256d ? I'd drop it.
> 
> I'm honestly not sure.  There are data sheets for both of them, but I
> don't see much of a difference
> 
>    http://www.issi.com/WW/pdf/IS25LP(WP)256D.pdf
>    http://www.issi.com/WW/pdf/25LP-WP256.pdf
> 
> Following the pattern, I'd expect to see
> 
>        { "is25wp256",  INFO(0x9d7019, 0, 64 * 1024, 512,
>                        SECT_4K | SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ) },
> 
> versus
> 
>        { "is25wp256d", INFO(0x9d7019, 0, 32 * 1024, 1024,
>                        SECT_4K | SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ |
> SPI_NOR_4B_OPCODES)
>        },

They have the same ID ? Do we support the variant without the d already?

> So in other words: the d less sections that are larger, and also has the
> 4B opcodes flag set.  From the documentation in looks like the non-d
> version supports 3 and 4 byte opcodes, so I guess it's just a different
> physical layout?
> 
> In the data sheet for both I see
> 
>    "Pages can be erased in groups of 4Kbyte sectors, 32Kbyte blocks,
> 64Kbyte    blocks, and/or the entire chip"
> 
> which indicates to me that maybe we've just selected the larger section
> size?  If so then I'll change it to the first one in the new patch.
> 
>>> +                    SECT_4K | SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ
>>> | SPI_NOR_4B_OPCODES)
>>> +    },
>>>
>>>      /* Macronix */
>>>      { "mx25l512e",   INFO(0xc22010, 0, 64 * 1024,   1, SECT_4K) },
>>> @@ -1515,6 +1518,45 @@ static int macronix_quad_enable(struct spi_nor
>>> *nor)
>>>      return 0;
>>>  }
>>>
>>> +/**
>>> + * issi_unlock() - clear BP[0123] write-protection.
>>> + * @nor:    pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'
>>> + *
>>> + * Bits [2345] of the Status Register are BP[0123].
>>> + * ISSI chips use a different block protection scheme than other chips.
>>> + * Just disable the write-protect unilaterally.
>>> + *
>>> + * Return: 0 on success, -errno otherwise.
>>> + */
>>> +static int issi_unlock(struct spi_nor *nor)
>>> +{
>>> +    int ret, val;
>>> +    u8 mask = SR_BP0 | SR_BP1 | SR_BP2 | SR_BP3;
>>> +
>>> +    val = read_sr(nor);
>>> +    if (val < 0)
>>> +        return val;
>>> +    if (!(val & mask))
>>> +        return 0;
>>> +
>>> +    write_enable(nor);
>>> +
>>> +    write_sr(nor, val & ~mask);
>>> +
>>> +    ret = spi_nor_wait_till_ready(nor);
>>> +    if (ret)
>>> +        return ret;
>>> +
>>> +    ret = read_sr(nor);
>>> +    if (ret > 0 && !(ret & mask)) {
>>> +        dev_info(nor->dev, "ISSI Block Protection Bits cleared\n");
>>> +        return 0;
>>
>> Is the dev_info() really needed ?
> 
> Nope.  I'll spin a v2 pending the above discussion.
> 
>>> +    } else {
>>> +        dev_err(nor->dev, "ISSI Block Protection Bits not cleared\n");
>>> +        return -EINVAL;
>>> +    }
>>> +}
>>
>> [...]
> 
> Thanks!


-- 
Best regards,
Marek Vasut