linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 6/6] mtd: spi-nor: add support for Macronix Octal flash

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Message-Id: <D4DHAZ1MIJV2.1G810GI4K5DVV@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:18:01 +0200
From: "Michael Walle" <mwalle@...nel.org>
To: "Tudor Ambarus" <tudor.ambarus@...aro.org>, "AlvinZhou"
 <alvinzhou.tw@...il.com>, <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
 <linux-spi@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 <pratyush@...nel.org>, <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>, <richard@....at>,
 <vigneshr@...com>, <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc: <chengminglin@...c.com.tw>, <leoyu@...c.com.tw>, "AlvinZhou"
 <alvinzhou@...c.com.tw>, "JaimeLiao" <jaimeliao@...c.com.tw>, "Bough Chen"
 <haibo.chen@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 6/6] mtd: spi-nor: add support for Macronix Octal
 flash

Hi,

> > --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/macronix.c
> > +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/macronix.c
> > @@ -200,7 +200,9 @@ static const struct flash_info macronix_nor_parts[] = {
> >  		.name = "mx25l3255e",
> >  		.size = SZ_4M,
> >  		.no_sfdp_flags = SECT_4K,
> > -	}
> > +	},
> > +	/* Need the manufacturer fixups, Keep this last */
> > +	{ .id = SNOR_ID(0xc2) }
> >  };
> >  
>
> Could you please elaborate why you need just the manufacturer id here? I
> would have expected to see a specific flash entry instead.

I can't find the thread anymore as this is going on for forever, but
that was my suggestion. That's a catch all to have the manufacturer
fixup applied for any macronix flashes instead of having to list
each flash id here.

-michael