Re: [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: mtd: stm32_fmc2: add STM32 FMC2 NAND controller documentation

From: Christophe Kerello
Date: Tue Sep 25 2018 - 05:15:15 EST


Hi Boris,

On 09/24/2018 07:17 PM, Boris Brezillon wrote:
Hi Christophe,

On Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:36:27 +0200
Christophe Kerello <christophe.kerello@xxxxxx> wrote:

+- st,fmc2_timings: array of 8 bytes for NAND timings. The meanings of
+ these bytes are:
+ byte 0 TCLR : CLE to RE delay in number of AHB clock cycles, only 4 bits
+ are valid. Zero means one clock cycle, 15 means 16 clock
+ cycles.
+ byte 1 TAR : ALE to RE delay, 4 bits are valid. Same format as TCLR.
+ byte 2 THIZ : number of HCLK clock cycles during which the data bus is
+ kept in Hi-Z (tristate) after the start of a write access.
+ Only valid for write transactions. Zero means 1 cycle,
+ 255 means 256 cycles.
+ byte 3 TWAIT : number of HCLK clock cycles to assert the command to the
+ NAND flash in response to SMWAITn. Zero means 1 cycle,
+ 255 means 256 cycles.
+ byte 4 THOLD_MEM : common memory space timing
+ number of HCLK clock cycles to hold the address (and data
+ when writing) after the command deassertion. Zero means
+ 1 cycle, 255 means 256 cycles.
+ byte 5 TSET_MEM : common memory space timing
+ number of HCLK clock cycles to assert the address before
+ the command is asserted. Zero means 1 cycle, 255 means 256
+ cycles.
+ byte 6 THOLD_ATT : attribute memory space timing
+ number of HCLK clock cycles to hold the address (and data
+ when writing) after the command deassertion. Zero means
+ 1 cycle, 255 means 256 cycles.
+ byte 7 TSET_ATT : attribute memory space timing
+ number of HCLK clock cycles to assert the address before
+ the command is asserted. Zero means 1 cycle, 255 means 256
+ cycles.

Let me review the driver but this array of timings is really
suspicious. I am pretty sure you don't need it in the DT.

"st,fmc2-timings" is an optional property that allow the end user to
overwrite the timings calculated by setup_data_interface callback. By
setting this property in the NAND flash memory device tree node, the end
user could have a better throughput. For NON ONFI SLC NAND, timing mode
0 is often used.

Exactly the kind of tweaking I'd like to avoid. If the NAND is not ONFI,
the vendor driver (nand_<manufacturer>.c) can overwrite
chip->default_onfi_timing_mode, and if the ONFI timings modes are not
exactly matching the NAND spec and you need the exact timings, then we
should consider adding a manufacturer hook to let the manufacturer
driver tweak the timings. In any case, I'm not willing to accept
timings description in the DT.


Ok, I understand the way it should work. This property will be removed from the device tree bindings and the timings will be only calculated by calling setup_data_interface callback in the driver.

Regards,
Christophe Kerello.

Regards,

Boris

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