[PATCH] mfd: lpc_ich: Do not touch SPI-NOR write protection bit on Apollo Lake

From: Mika Westerberg
Date: Thu Jan 04 2018 - 04:21:14 EST


Just to be on the safe side, don't touch the bit. If write access to the
flash chip is needed, the BIOS needs to enable it explicitly.

Signed-off-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mfd/lpc_ich.c | 5 -----
1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/lpc_ich.c b/drivers/mfd/lpc_ich.c
index cf1120abbf52..53dc1a43472c 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/lpc_ich.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/lpc_ich.c
@@ -1143,11 +1143,6 @@ static int lpc_ich_init_spi(struct pci_dev *dev)
res->end = res->start + SPIBASE_APL_SZ - 1;

pci_bus_read_config_dword(bus, spi, BCR, &bcr);
- if (!(bcr & BCR_WPD)) {
- bcr |= BCR_WPD;
- pci_bus_write_config_dword(bus, spi, BCR, bcr);
- pci_bus_read_config_dword(bus, spi, BCR, &bcr);
- }
info->writeable = !!(bcr & BCR_WPD);
}

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2.15.1