linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] mtd: spi-nor: Add support for Octal 8D-8D-8D mode

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Date:   Mon, 11 May 2020 11:23:32 +0800
From:   masonccyang@...c.com.tw
To:     "Vignesh Raghavendra" <vigneshr@...com>
Cc:     "Boris Brezillon" <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>,
        broonie@...nel.org, juliensu@...c.com.tw,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, "Pratyush Yadav" <me@...avpratyush.com>,
        miquel.raynal@...tlin.com, "Pratyush Yadav" <p.yadav@...com>,
        richard@....at, tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] mtd: spi-nor: Add support for Octal 8D-8D-8D mode

Hi Vignesh,

> >>>
> >>> Our mx25uw51245g supports BFPT DWORD-18,19 and 20 data and xSPI 
> > profile 
> >>> 1.0,
> >>> and it comply with BFPT DWORD-19, octal mode enable sequences by 
write 
> > CFG 
> >>> Reg2 
> >>> with instruction 0x72. Therefore, I can't apply your patches.
> >>
> >> I didn't mean apply my patches directly. I meant more along the lines 
of 
> > 
> >> edit your patches to work on top of my series. It should be as easy 
as 
> >> adding your flash's fixup hooks and its octal DTR enable hook, but if 
my 
> > 
> >> series is missing something you need (like complete Profile 1.0 
parsing, 
> > 
> >> which I left out because I wanted to be conservative and didn't see 
any 
> >> immediate use-case for us), let me know, and we can work together to 
> >> address it.
> > 
> > yes,sure!
> > let's work together to upstream the Octal 8D-8D-8D driver to mainline.
> > 
> > The main concern is where and how to enable xSPI octal mode?
> > 
> > Vignesh don't agree to enable it in fixup hooks and that's why I 
patched
> > it to spi_nor_late_init_params() and confirmed the device support xSPI 

> > Octal mode after BFPT DWORD-19 and xSPI pf 1.0 have been parsed.
> > 
> 
> My suggestion was to use SFDP wherever possible.. E.g: it is possible to
> get opcode extension type from BFPT...
> 
> But using BFPT DWORD-19 is not correct for switching to 8D-8D-8D mode:
> 
> Per JESD216D.01 Bits 22:20 of  19th DWORD of BFPT:
> 
> Octal Enable Requirements:
> 
> This field describes whether the device contains a Octal Enable bit used
> to enable 1-1-8 and 1-
> 8-8 octal read or octal program operations.
> 
> So, this cannot be used for enabling 8D-8D-8D mode... Flashes that only
> support 1S-1S-1S and 8D-8D-8D will set this field to 0.

yes, you are right, the bits 22~20 your mentioned are for 1-1-8 and 1-8-8 
mode enable requirements and they are zero if Flash only supports 
1S-1S-1S,
8S-8S-8S and 8D-8D-8D, just like mx25xx series.

There are bits 8~4 for 8S-8S-8S and 8D-8D-8D mode enable sequences and
I have patched these in this patches. 

By bits 8~4 in 19 th DWORD of BFPT, driver will know enable 8S-8S-8S or
8D-8D-8D by either issue two instruction (06h and E8h) or 
by Write CFG Reg 2.

mx25xx series supports enable Octal 8S-8S-8S/8D-8D-8D mode by Write CFG 
Reg 2.

> 
> There is a separate table to enable 8D mode called
> "Command Sequences to Change to Octal DDR (8D-8D-8D) mode". But if flash
> does not have the table or has bad data, fixup hook is the only way...
> 
> If mx25* supports above table, please build on top of Pratyush's series
> to add support for parsing this table. Otherwise, macronix would have to
> use a fixup hook too...

mx25xx series also supports "Command Sequences to Change to Octal DDR 
(8D-8D-8D) mode" for sure. I will patch them in next version.

For mx25* series, a fixup hook will only setup specific dummy cycles to 
device for various frequency after xSPI 1.0 table has been parsed.

thanks for your time & comments.
Mason

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