linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add spi-nor driver for Realtek RTL838x/RTL839x switch SoCs

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sun, 20 Dec 2020 16:51:50 +0800
From:   Chuanhong Guo <gch981213@...il.com>
To:     Bert Vermeulen <bert@...t.com>
Cc:     Tudor Ambarus <Tudor.Ambarus@...rochip.com>,
        Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, john.garry@...wei.com,
        Boris Brezillon <bbrezillon@...nel.org>,
        vadivel.muruganx.ramuthevar@...ux.intel.com,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add spi-nor driver for Realtek RTL838x/RTL839x switch SoCs

Hi!

On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 7:01 AM Bert Vermeulen <bert@...t.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/16/20 9:30 AM, Tudor.Ambarus@...rochip.com wrote:
> > On 12/15/20 11:46 PM, Bert Vermeulen wrote:
> >> This driver supports the spiflash core in all RTL838x/RTL839x SoCs,
> >> and likely some older models as well (RTL8196C).
> >>
> > Can we use SPIMEM and move this under drivers/spi/ instead?
>
> I wasn't aware spimem was the thing to use for new drivers. I will rewrite
> the driver to that API.

Are there any limitations preventing this from being implemented as a
generic SPI controller?
spi-nor and spi-mem are designed for controllers which can only perform
spi-mem/spi-nor specific transfers. I can't find such limitations from
your current driver code.

BTW I found a SPI controller driver for RTL8196C here: [0]
It seems pretty similar to the controller you are working on.

[0]: https://github.com/hackpascal/lede-rtl8196c/blob/realtek/target/linux/realtek/files/drivers/spi/spi-realtek.c

-- 
Regards,
Chuanhong Guo