linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: core: Check written SR value in spi_nor_write_16bit_sr_and

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Message-ID: <20220131171929.uk3z5sr453c3eefp@ti.com>
Date:   Mon, 31 Jan 2022 22:49:29 +0530
From:   Pratyush Yadav <p.yadav@...com>
To:     Chen-Tsung Hsieh <chentsung@...omium.org>
CC:     Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com>,
        Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>,
        Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: core: Check written SR value in
 spi_nor_write_16bit_sr_and_check()

On 26/01/22 03:32PM, Chen-Tsung Hsieh wrote:
> Read back Status Register 1 to ensure that the written byte match the
> received value and return -EIO if read back test failed.
> 
> Without this patch, spi_nor_write_16bit_sr_and_check() only check the
> second half of the 16bit. It causes errors like spi_nor_sr_unlock()
> return success incorrectly when spi_nor_write_16bit_sr_and_check()
> doesn't write SR successfully.
> 
> Fixes: 39d1e3340c73 ("mtd: spi-nor: Fix clearing of QE bit on lock()/unlock()")
> Signed-off-by: Chen-Tsung Hsieh <chentsung@...omium.org>

I don't know much about this bit of code but this patch looks fine to me 
from the surface. Would be nice to hear from Tudor about this too since 
he added the function.

Acked-by: Pratyush Yadav <p.yadav@...com>

-- 
Regards,
Pratyush Yadav
Texas Instruments Inc.