Re: [PATCH V2] Add support for flag status register on Micron chips.

[Marek Vasut]

On Monday, April 14, 2014 at 05:41:34 PM, Harini Katakam wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:33 PM,  <grmoore@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > From: Graham Moore <grmoore@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Some new Micron flash chips require reading the flag
> > status register to determine when operations have completed.
> > 
> > Furthermore, chips with multi-die stacks of the 65nm 256Mb QSPI also
> > require reading the status register before reading the flag status
> > register.
> > 
> > This patch adds support for the flag status register in the n25q512a1 and
> > n25q00 Micron QSPI flash chips.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Graham Moore <grmoore@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> <snip>
> 
> >  #define INFO(_jedec_id, _ext_id, _sector_size, _n_sectors, _flags)     \
> > 
> > @@ -941,6 +999,8 @@ static const struct spi_device_id m25p_ids[] = {
> > 
> >         { "n25q128a13",  INFO(0x20ba18, 0, 64 * 1024,  256, 0) },
> >         { "n25q256a",    INFO(0x20ba19, 0, 64 * 1024,  512, SECT_4K) },
> >         { "n25q512a",    INFO(0x20bb20, 0, 64 * 1024, 1024, SECT_4K) },
> > 
> > +       { "n25q512a1",   INFO(0x20ba20, 0, 64 * 1024, 1024, USE_FSR) },
> > +       { "n25q00",      INFO(0x20ba21, 0, 64 * 1024, 2048, USE_FSR) },
> 
> I understand that "n25q512a1" was added to distinguish between
> 0x20bb20 and 0x20ba20,
> which is essentially 1.8V and 3V parts.
> (The actual part numbers are n25q512a11 and n25q512a13 respectively)
> But USE_FSR is required for both parts.

Thanks for noticing it, n25q512aX must be aligned with the other parts' naming 
scheme as that's the naming scheme used in micron datasheets.

> Sorry for posting this question here but it seemed relevant:
> When such devices differ only in supply voltages (and return different
> response to READ ID),
> which we don't act on, is there a way to use the same string?

No, they are different chips, so we must not use the same string.

Best regards,
Marek Vasut
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