linux-kernel - Re: [LINUX PATCH v11 3/3] mtd: rawnand: arasan: Add support for Arasan NAND Flash Controller

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Date:   Wed, 3 Oct 2018 21:46:33 +0200
From:   Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com>
To:     Naga Sureshkumar Relli <naga.sureshkumar.relli@...inx.com>
Cc:     <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>, <richard@....at>,
        <dwmw2@...radead.org>, <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        <marek.vasut@...il.com>, michals@...inx.com,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        nagasuresh12@...il.com
Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v11 3/3] mtd: rawnand: arasan: Add support for
 Arasan NAND Flash Controller

On Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:50:31 +0530
Naga Sureshkumar Relli <naga.sureshkumar.relli@...inx.com> wrote:

> +static int anfc_zero_len_page_write_type_exec(struct nand_chip *chip,
> +					      const struct nand_subop *subop)
> +{
> +	const struct nand_op_instr *instr;
> +	struct anfc_nand_chip *achip = to_anfc_nand(chip);
> +	struct anfc_nand_controller *nfc = to_anfc(chip->controller);
> +	unsigned int op_id;
> +	struct anfc_op nfc_op = {};
> +	struct mtd_info *mtd = nand_to_mtd(chip);
> +	u32 addrcycles;
> +
> +	anfc_parse_instructions(chip, subop, &nfc_op);
> +	nfc->prog = PROG_PGRD;
> +	instr = nfc_op.data_instr;
> +	op_id = nfc_op.data_instr_idx;
> +
> +	addrcycles = achip->raddr_cycles + achip->caddr_cycles;
> +
> +	anfc_prepare_cmd(nfc, nfc_op.cmds[0], NAND_CMD_PAGEPROG, 1,

Why are the second opcode and the number of address cycles hardcoded.
That's simply not future-proof, and I don't want that. Also, I don't
understand why you do that, you have all the information you need in
subop and you keep guessing some parameters.

> +			 mtd->writesize, addrcycles);
> +	anfc_setpagecoladdr(nfc, nfc_op.row, nfc_op.col);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}