linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mtd: rawnand: denali: do not pass zero maxchips to nand

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Date:   Mon, 27 Aug 2018 09:26:12 +0200
From:   Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
        Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mtd: rawnand: denali: do not pass zero maxchips to
 nand_scan()

Hi Masahiro,

Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com> wrote on Mon, 27 Aug
2018 16:01:41 +0900:

> Commit 49aa76b16676 ("mtd: rawnand: do not execute nand_scan_ident()
> if maxchips is zero") gave a new meaning for calling nand_scan_ident()
> with maxchips=0.
> 
> It is a special usage for some drivers such as docg4, but actually
> the Denali driver may pass maxchips=0 to nand_scan() when the driver
> is enabled but no NAND chip is found on the board for some reasons.
> 
> If nand_scan_with_ids() is called with maxchips=0, nand_scan_ident()
> is skipped, then nand_set_defaults() is skipped as well.  Thus, the
> driver must set chip->controller beforehand.  Otherwise, nand_attach()
> causes NULL pointer dereference.
> 
> In fact, the Denali controller knows the number of connected chips
> before calling nand_scan_ident(); if DEVICE_RESET fails, there is no
> chip in that chip select.  Then, denali_reset_banks() sets the maxchips
> to the number of detected chips.  If no chip is found, maxchips is zero.
> 
> In this case, there is no point for calling nand_scan() because we know
> it will fail for sure.  Let's make the probe function fail immediately.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
> ---
> 
> Changes in v2:
>   - Return -ENODEV immediately if no chip was found on the board
>     for some reasons.
>     This is the smallest, and safest change for the fixes branch.
>     (I will investigate later if further cleanups are possible or not.)
> 
>  drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c
> index ca18612..67b2065 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c
> @@ -1338,6 +1338,11 @@ int denali_init(struct denali_nand_info *denali)
>  
>  	denali_enable_irq(denali);
>  	denali_reset_banks(denali);
> +	if (!denali->max_banks) {
> +		/* Error out earlier if no chip is found for some reasons. */
> +		ret = -ENODEV;
> +		goto disable_irq;
> +	}
>  
>  	denali->active_bank = DENALI_INVALID_BANK;
>  

Acked-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>

Boris, This is for you :)

Thanks,
Miquèl