linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/5] mtd: spi-nor: add Kconfig option to disable write protection at power-up

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Date:   Wed, 17 Jul 2019 08:48:16 +0000
From:   <Tudor.Ambarus@...rochip.com>
To:     <vigneshr@...com>, <marek.vasut@...il.com>
CC:     <dwmw2@...radead.org>, <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>, <richard@....at>,
        <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>, <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <Nicolas.Ferre@...rochip.com>,
        <Tudor.Ambarus@...rochip.com>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] mtd: spi-nor: add Kconfig option to disable write
 protection at power-up

From: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com>

Some spi-nor flashes come write protected by default after a
power-on sequence to avoid destructing commands (erase, write)
during power-up.

Backward compatibility imposes to disable the write protection
at power-up by default. Add a Kconfig option to let the user
benefit of the power-up write protection.

Signed-off-by: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com>
---
 drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig   | 8 ++++++++
 drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
index 6de83277ce8b..b550e10657f1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4K_SECTORS
 	  Please note that some tools/drivers/filesystems may not work with
 	  4096 B erase size (e.g. UBIFS requires 15 KiB as a minimum).
 
+config MTD_SPI_NOR_DISABLE_POWER_UP_WRITE_PROTECTION
+	bool "Disable write protection during power-up"
+	default y
+	help
+	   Some spi-nor flashes are write protected by default after a power-on
+	   reset cycle, in order to avoid inadvertend writes during power-up.
+	   Disable the write protection during power-up.
+
 config SPI_ASPEED_SMC
 	tristate "Aspeed flash controllers in SPI mode"
 	depends on ARCH_ASPEED || COMPILE_TEST
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
index ffb53740031c..e5627fa6b1cd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
@@ -4049,6 +4049,7 @@ static int spi_nor_init(struct spi_nor *nor)
 {
 	int err;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR_DISABLE_POWER_UP_WRITE_PROTECTION
 	/*
 	 * Atmel, SST, Intel/Numonyx, and others serial NOR tend to power up
 	 * with the software protection bits set.
@@ -4082,6 +4083,7 @@ static int spi_nor_init(struct spi_nor *nor)
 			return err;
 		}
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if (nor->quad_enable) {
 		err = nor->quad_enable(nor);
-- 
2.9.5