Re: [PATCH v2 3/8] mtd: get the ECC info from the Extended ParameterPage

From: Huang Shijie
Date: Mon Apr 22 2013 - 22:42:27 EST


ä 2013å04æ23æ 05:22, Brian Norris åé:
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 12:47 AM, Huang Shijie<b32955@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Since the ONFI 2.1, the onfi spec adds the Extended Parameter Page
to store the ECC info.

The onfi spec tells us that if the nand chip's recommended ECC codeword
size is not 512 bytes, then the @ecc_bits is 0xff. The host _SHOULD_ then
read the Extended ECC information that is part of the extended parameter
page to retrieve the ECC requirements for this device.

This patch implement the reading of the Extended Parameter Page, and parses
the sections for ECC type, and get the ECC info from the ECC section.

Tested this patch with Micron MT29F64G08CBABAWP.

Signed-off-by: Huang Shijie<b32955@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index beff911..48ff097 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -2846,6 +2846,56 @@ static u16 onfi_crc16(u16 crc, u8 const *p, size_t len)
return crc;
}

+/* Parse the Extended Parameter Page. */
+static void nand_flash_detect_ext_param_page(struct mtd_info *mtd,
+ struct nand_chip *chip, struct nand_onfi_params *p, int last)
+{
I think we want a return code (int) for this function. It obviously
can fail, and the caller needs to know this.
I not sure who will uses ecc_strength/ecc_size, except the gpmi.
So i ignore the return value.

If you think we should add it, i will add it.
The "last" parameter is not very obvious until you read the whole
function, where you see that this function assumes a lot about the
caller. Please address the comments below and/or fully document the
parameters and calling context for this function.

ok. I can add more comments.

+ struct onfi_ext_param_page *ep;
+ struct onfi_ext_section *s;
+ struct onfi_ext_ecc_info *ecc;
+ uint8_t *cursor;
+ int len;
+ int i;
+
+ len = le16_to_cpu(p->ext_param_page_length) * 16;
+ ep = kcalloc(1, max_t(int, len, sizeof(*p)), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!ep)
+ goto ext_out;
+
+ /*
+ * Skip the ONFI Parameter Pages.
+ * The Change Read Columm command may does not works here.
Why not?

You can give me a fix patch which bases on my patch set.
I can test it. :)

I tried to use the Change-read-columm command, but failed.

+ */
+ for (i = last + 1; i< p->num_of_param_pages; i++)
+ chip->read_buf(mtd, (uint8_t *)ep, sizeof(*p));
You never sent a command to the chip. How can you expect to read from it?
we have sent a command in the nand_flash_detect_onfi().
It seems that you are writing this function with the assumption of a
particular calling context (a context in which the last command was
CMD_PARAM). IMO, it would make a lot more sense that this function
actually send its own CMD_PARAM followed by either X bytes of skipped
read_buf() or a change read column command. Then it doesn't need the
"last" argument, and its usage makes much more sense.

I added the "last" argument just because the Change-read-column command did not works.


thanks
Huang Shijie


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