linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: Skip erase logic when SPI_NOR_NO

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Date:   Tue, 8 Mar 2022 17:41:39 +0200
From:   Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com>
To:     Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com>, <p.yadav@...com>,
        <michael@...le.cc>
CC:     <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>, <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>, <richard@....at>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <vigneshr@...com>,
        <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: Skip erase logic when SPI_NOR_NO_ERASE is set

On Mon, 28 Feb 2022 18:33:34 +0200, Tudor Ambarus wrote:
> Even if SPI_NOR_NO_ERASE was set, one could still send erase opcodes
> to the flash. It is not recommended to send unsupported opcodes to
> flashes. Fix the logic and do not set mtd->_erase when SPI_NOR_NO_ERASE
> is specified. With this users will not be able to issue erase opcodes to
> flashes and instead they will recive an -ENOTSUPP error.

Applied to spi-nor/next, thanks!

[1/1] mtd: spi-nor: Skip erase logic when SPI_NOR_NO_ERASE is set
      https://git.kernel.org/mtd/c/151c6b49d679

Best regards,
-- 
Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com>