linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: intel-spi: Simulate WRDI command

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Date:   Thu, 23 Jul 2020 09:22:52 +0300
From:   Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Tudor.Ambarus@...rochip.com
Cc:     alexander.sverdlin@...ia.com, vigneshr@...com,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        ibr@...ers.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: intel-spi: Simulate WRDI command

On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 03:18:50PM +0000, Tudor.Ambarus@...rochip.com wrote:
> On 7/22/20 5:36 PM, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> > EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 02:28:30PM +0000, Tudor.Ambarus@...rochip.com wrote:
> >> + Mika
> >>
> >> Hi, Mika,
> >>
> >> Would you please review the patch from below?
> > 
> > Sure, there is minor comment below.
> > 
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> On 7/22/20 5:01 PM, Alexander Sverdlin wrote:
> >>> EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe
> >>>
> >>> From: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@...ia.com>
> >>>
> >>> After spi_nor_write_disable() return code checks were introduced in the
> >>> spi-nor front end intel-spi backend stopped to work because WRDI was never
> >>> supported and always failed.
> >>>
> >>> Just pretend it was sucessful and ignore the command itself. HW sequencer
> >>> shall do the right thing automatically, while with SW sequencer we cannot
> >>> do it anyway, because the only tool we had was preopcode and it makes no
> >>> sense for WRDI.
> >>>
> >>> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> >>> Fixes: bce679e5ae3a ("mtd: spi-nor: Check for errors after each Register Operation")
> >>> Signed-off-by: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@...ia.com>
> >>> ---
> >>>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/intel-spi.c | 8 ++++++++
> >>>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/intel-spi.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/intel-spi.c
> >>> index 61d2a0a..134b356 100644
> >>> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/intel-spi.c
> >>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/intel-spi.c
> >>> @@ -612,6 +612,14 @@ static int intel_spi_write_reg(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 opcode, const u8 *buf,
> >>>                 return 0;
> >>>         }
> >>>
> >>> +       /*
> >>> +        * We hope that HW sequencer will do the right thing automatically and
> >>> +        * with the SW seuencer we cannot use preopcode any way, so just ignore
> >                            ^^^^^^^^
> > Typo, should be sequencer.
> > 
> > Otherwise looks good to me.
> > 
> 
> It looks good to me too. Should I add your R-b tag when applying?
> I can fix the typo.

Sure. Thanks!