linux-kernel - RE: [LINUX PATCH v17 1/2] mtd: rawnand: nand_micron: Do not over write driver's read_page()/write

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Date:   Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:22:33 +0000
From:   Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@...inx.com>
To:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>
CC:     "miquel.raynal@...tlin.com" <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        "helmut.grohne@...enta.de" <helmut.grohne@...enta.de>,
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Subject: RE: [LINUX PATCH v17 1/2] mtd: rawnand: nand_micron: Do not over
 write driver's read_page()/write_page()

Hi Boris,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 12:18 PM
> To: Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@...inx.com>
> Cc: miquel.raynal@...tlin.com; helmut.grohne@...enta.de; richard@....at;
> dwmw2@...radead.org; computersforpeace@...il.com; marek.vasut@...il.com;
> vigneshr@...com; bbrezillon@...nel.org; yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com; linux-
> mtd@...ts.infradead.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v17 1/2] mtd: rawnand: nand_micron: Do not over write
> driver's read_page()/write_page()
> 
> On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:46:29 -0600
> Naga Sureshkumar Relli <naga.sureshkumar.relli@...inx.com> wrote:
> 
> > Add check before assigning chip->ecc.read_page() and
> > chip->ecc.write_page()
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Naga Sureshkumar Relli
> > <naga.sureshkumar.relli@...inx.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_micron.c | 7 +++++--
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_micron.c
> > b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_micron.c
> > index cbd4f09ac178..565f2696c747 100644
> > --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_micron.c
> > +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_micron.c
> > @@ -500,8 +500,11 @@ static int micron_nand_init(struct nand_chip *chip)
> >  		chip->ecc.size = 512;
> >  		chip->ecc.strength = chip->base.eccreq.strength;
> >  		chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_BCH;
> > -		chip->ecc.read_page = micron_nand_read_page_on_die_ecc;
> > -		chip->ecc.write_page = micron_nand_write_page_on_die_ecc;
> > +		if (!chip->ecc.read_page)
> > +			chip->ecc.read_page = micron_nand_read_page_on_die_ecc;
> > +
> > +		if (!chip->ecc.write_page)
> > +			chip->ecc.write_page = micron_nand_write_page_on_die_ecc;
> 
> That's wrong, if you don't want on-die ECC to be used, simply don't set nand-ecc-mode to "on-
> die".
Ok. But if we want to use on-die ECC then you mean to say it is mandatory to use micron_nand_read/write_page_on_die_ecc()?

Regards,
Naga Sureshkumar Relli
> 
> >
> >  		if (ondie == MICRON_ON_DIE_MANDATORY) {
> >  			chip->ecc.read_page_raw = nand_read_page_raw_notsupp;