linux-kernel - Re: [LINUX PATCH v12 3/3] mtd: rawnand: arasan: Add support for Arasan NAND Flash Controller

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Date:   Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:09:31 +0100
From:   Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
To:     Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@...inx.com>
Cc:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com>,
        "robh@...nel.org" <robh@...nel.org>,
        "richard@....at" <richard@....at>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "marek.vasut@...il.com" <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        "linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "nagasuresh12@...il.com" <nagasuresh12@...il.com>,
        Michal Simek <michals@...inx.com>,
        "computersforpeace@...il.com" <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        "dwmw2@...radead.org" <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v12 3/3] mtd: rawnand: arasan: Add support for
 Arasan NAND Flash Controller

Hi Naga,

Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@...inx.com> wrote on Wed, 12 Dec 2018
09:04:16 +0000:

> Hi Miquel,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Miquel Raynal [mailto:miquel.raynal@...tlin.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 1:42 PM
> > To: Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@...inx.com>
> > Cc: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com>; robh@...nel.org; richard@....at; linux-
> > kernel@...r.kernel.org; marek.vasut@...il.com; linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org;
> > nagasuresh12@...il.com; Michal Simek <michals@...inx.com>;
> > computersforpeace@...il.com; dwmw2@...radead.org
> > Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v12 3/3] mtd: rawnand: arasan: Add support for Arasan
> > NAND Flash Controller
> > 
> > Hi Naga,
> > 
> > Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@...inx.com> wrote on Wed, 12 Dec 2018
> > 05:27:03 +0000:
> >   
> > > Hi Boris & Miquel,
> > >
> > > An update to my comments on thread https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/11/15/656.
> > > In this I said, will take a default error count value as 16 and during
> > > page read, will check the error count Register value with this and if
> > > it is equal to or greater than the default count(16) then I am checking for Erased pages.
> > > But bit[7:0] in ECC_Error_Count_Register(0x38) will update for each error occurred.
> > > Link:
> > > https://www.xilinx.com/html_docs/registers/ug1087/ug1087-zynq-ultrascale-  
> > registers.html and check for NAND module, ECC_Error_Count_Register.  
> > >
> > > I mean previously I dependent on Total error count value (bit[16:8]),
> > > but we can simply check for bit[7:0] To see the error occurred or not.
> > > I tried with this approach and I don't see any issues with that.
> > > I ran ubifs with this and I am able to see the bit[7:0] count is
> > > updated for erased page read and then will Use nand_chech_erased_ecc_chunk() to see the  
> > bitflips.  
> > >
> > > If it is ok, I will update the driver and will send new patch, but do you have any other  
> > comments on v12?
> > 
> > Is 'nandbiterrs -i' running correctly now?  
> Yes, but with some changes in driver.
> I have added the log and changes done in https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/11/23/705.

No, I don't see a working nandbiterrs there, sorry.


Thanks,
Miquèl