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Message-ID: <20190703134038.4256bb43@collabora.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 13:40:38 +0200
From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>
To: Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@...inx.com>
Cc: "miquel.raynal@...tlin.com" <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
"helmut.grohne@...enta.de" <helmut.grohne@...enta.de>,
"richard@....at" <richard@....at>,
"dwmw2@...radead.org" <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
"computersforpeace@...il.com" <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
"marek.vasut@...il.com" <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
"bbrezillon@...nel.org" <bbrezillon@...nel.org>,
"yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com" <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Michal Simek <michals@...inx.com>
Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v17 2/2] mtd: rawnand: pl353: Add basic driver for
arm pl353 smc nand interface
On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 11:29:49 +0000
Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@...inx.com> wrote:
> Hi Boris,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 4:37 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;
> > bbrezillon@...nel.org; yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com; linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org; linux-
> > kernel@...r.kernel.org; Michal Simek <michals@...inx.com>
> > Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v17 2/2] mtd: rawnand: pl353: Add basic driver for arm pl353
> > smc nand interface
> >
> > On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 08:57:57 +0000
> > Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@...inx.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Boris,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the review.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 11:56 AM
> > > > 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 2/2] mtd: rawnand: pl353: Add basic
> > > > driver for arm pl353 smc nand interface
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:46:30 -0600
> > > > Naga Sureshkumar Relli <naga.sureshkumar.relli@...inx.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > +
> > > > > +/**
> > > > > + * pl353_nand_exec_op_cmd - Send command to NAND device
> > > > > + * @chip: Pointer to the NAND chip info structure
> > > > > + * @subop: Pointer to array of instructions
> > > > > + * Return: Always return zero
> > > > > + */
> > > > > +static int pl353_nand_exec_op_cmd(struct nand_chip *chip,
> > > > > + const struct nand_subop *subop) {
> > > > > + struct mtd_info *mtd = nand_to_mtd(chip);
> > > > > + const struct nand_op_instr *instr;
> > > > > + struct pl353_nfc_op nfc_op = {};
> > > > > + struct pl353_nand_controller *xnfc = to_pl353_nand(chip);
> > > > > + unsigned long cmd_phase_data = 0, end_cmd_valid = 0;
> > > > > + unsigned long end_cmd;
> > > > > + unsigned int op_id, len;
> > > > > + bool reading;
> > > > > + u32 cmdphase_addrflags;
> > > > > +
> > > > > + pl353_nfc_parse_instructions(chip, subop, &nfc_op);
> > > > > + instr = nfc_op.data_instr;
> > > > > + op_id = nfc_op.data_instr_idx;
> > > > > + pl353_smc_clr_nand_int();
> > > > > +
> > > > > + /* Get the command phase address */
> > > > > + if (nfc_op.cmnds[1] != 0) {
> > > > > + if (nfc_op.cmnds[0] == NAND_CMD_SEQIN)
> > > > > + end_cmd_valid = 0;
> > > > > + else
> > > > > + end_cmd_valid = 1;
> > > >
> > > > You're testing the opcode, again. As I said several times, the
> > > > ->exec_op() implementation should be opcode agnostic, it should just
> > > > ->try
> > > > to match sequences of <CMD>-<ADDR>-<DATA> cycles.
> > > >
> > > This driver uses common function for all patterns.
> > > There was some discussion happened on v8 series
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/933639/
> > > There the comments from Miquel was to use an optional property In the
> > > pattern Matching, so with this approach, based on the command need to
> > > update the end_cmd_valid bit in command phase cycle.
> > > So in order to follow that approach, we defined a common pattern
> > > matching function And there we are checking the commands.
> > > It significantly reduces the code repetition.
> >
> > That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the explicit 'nfc_op.cmnds[0] ==
> > NAND_CMD_SEQIN' check, which AFAICT, is wrong, or at the very least, not future-proof
> > at all.
> Ok.
> >
> > Let me see if I understand what end_cmd_valid means: it's supposed to be set when the ADDR
> > cycles are followed by a CMD cycle. You don't need to check if the first CMD cycle is !SEQIN
> > (AKA start programming a page) to know that: just go through the flow of instructions in the
> > subop, and check what's coming just after the ADDR instruction.
> Ok. then let me update as per the flow of instructions.
> >
> > >
> > > I understand your concern about not to check any NAND command in the
> > > drivers under ->exec_op() implementation.
> > > But do you see any issues/impact with this?
> >
> > Yes, I do. Sorry to say that, but the whole driver is coded with specific use-cases (read/write
> > page, read param page, etc) in mind, which is exactly what we were trying to avoid when
> > designing exec_op(). The goal was to have something that's easily maintainable and does not
> > break every time one tests a previously untested chip <-> controller combination.
> >
> Ok. I understand.
>
> > > Functionality wise Helmut tested each series and we addressed all the comments in v17
> > series.
> >
> > Just because it's been tested does not mean it's ready to be merged, sorry.
> >
> Ok. I will submit next version with the above changes.
Note that I didn't bother reading the whole driver, just focused on the
exec_op() implementation. Please look at what other drivers are doing
before posting a new version and don't hesitate to ask questions if
there's something you don't understand. We are already at v17, and
unfortunately, the driver is IMO not ready to be merged :-/.
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