Re: [LINUX PATCH v17 2/2] mtd: rawnand: pl353: Add basic driver for arm pl353 smc nand interface

[Boris Brezillon]

On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 11:29:49 +0000
Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Boris,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 4:37 PM
> > To: Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx; helmut.grohne@xxxxxxxxxx; richard@xxxxxx;
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> > Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v17 2/2] mtd: rawnand: pl353: Add basic driver for arm pl353
> > smc nand interface
> > 
> > On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 08:57:57 +0000
> > Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >   
> > > Hi Boris,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the review.
> > >  
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 11:56 AM
> > > > To: Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx; helmut.grohne@xxxxxxxxxx;
> > > > richard@xxxxxx; dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; computersforpeace@xxxxxxxxx;
> > > > marek.vasut@xxxxxxxxx; vigneshr@xxxxxx; bbrezillon@xxxxxxxxxx;
> > > > yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux- mtd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
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> > > > Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v17 2/2] mtd: rawnand: pl353: Add basic
> > > > driver for arm pl353 smc nand interface
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:46:30 -0600
> > > > Naga Sureshkumar Relli <naga.sureshkumar.relli@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  
> > > > > +
> > > > > +/**
> > > > > + * pl353_nand_exec_op_cmd - Send command to NAND device
> > > > > + * @chip:	Pointer to the NAND chip info structure
> > > > > + * @subop:	Pointer to array of instructions
> > > > > + * Return:	Always return zero
> > > > > + */
> > > > > +static int pl353_nand_exec_op_cmd(struct nand_chip *chip,
> > > > > +				  const struct nand_subop *subop) {
> > > > > +	struct mtd_info *mtd = nand_to_mtd(chip);
> > > > > +	const struct nand_op_instr *instr;
> > > > > +	struct pl353_nfc_op nfc_op = {};
> > > > > +	struct pl353_nand_controller *xnfc = to_pl353_nand(chip);
> > > > > +	unsigned long cmd_phase_data = 0, end_cmd_valid = 0;
> > > > > +	unsigned long end_cmd;
> > > > > +	unsigned int op_id, len;
> > > > > +	bool reading;
> > > > > +	u32 cmdphase_addrflags;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	pl353_nfc_parse_instructions(chip, subop, &nfc_op);
> > > > > +	instr = nfc_op.data_instr;
> > > > > +	op_id = nfc_op.data_instr_idx;
> > > > > +	pl353_smc_clr_nand_int();
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	/* Get the command phase address */
> > > > > +	if (nfc_op.cmnds[1] != 0) {
> > > > > +		if (nfc_op.cmnds[0] == NAND_CMD_SEQIN)
> > > > > +			end_cmd_valid = 0;
> > > > > +		else
> > > > > +			end_cmd_valid = 1;  
> > > >
> > > > You're testing the opcode, again. As I said several times, the  
> > > > ->exec_op() implementation should be opcode agnostic, it should just
> > > > ->try  
> > > > to match sequences of <CMD>-<ADDR>-<DATA> cycles.
> > > >  
> > > This driver uses common function for all patterns.
> > > There was some discussion happened on v8 series
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/933639/
> > > There the comments from Miquel was to use an optional property In the
> > > pattern Matching, so with this approach, based on the command need to
> > > update the end_cmd_valid bit in command phase cycle.
> > > So in order to follow that approach, we defined a common pattern
> > > matching function And there we are checking the commands.
> > > It significantly reduces the code repetition.  
> > 
> > That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the explicit 'nfc_op.cmnds[0] ==
> > NAND_CMD_SEQIN' check, which AFAICT, is wrong, or at the very least, not future-proof
> > at all.  
> Ok.
> > 
> > Let me see if I understand what end_cmd_valid means: it's supposed to be set when the ADDR
> > cycles are followed by a CMD cycle. You don't need to check if the first CMD cycle is !SEQIN
> > (AKA start programming a page) to know that: just go through the flow of instructions in the
> > subop, and check what's coming just after the ADDR instruction.  
> Ok. then let me update as per the flow of instructions.
> >   
> > >
> > > I understand your concern about not to check any NAND command in the
> > > drivers under ->exec_op() implementation.
> > > But do you see any issues/impact with this?  
> > 
> > Yes, I do. Sorry to say that, but the whole driver is coded with specific use-cases (read/write
> > page, read param page, etc) in mind, which is exactly what we were trying to avoid when
> > designing exec_op(). The goal was to have something that's easily maintainable and does not
> > break every time one tests a previously untested chip <-> controller combination.
> >   
> Ok. I understand.
> 
> > > Functionality wise Helmut tested each series and we addressed all the comments in v17  
> > series.
> > 
> > Just because it's been tested does not mean it's ready to be merged, sorry.
> >   
> Ok. I will submit next version with the above changes.

Note that I didn't bother reading the whole driver, just focused on the
exec_op() implementation. Please look at what other drivers are doing
before posting a new version and don't hesitate to ask questions if
there's something you don't understand. We are already at v17, and
unfortunately, the driver is IMO not ready to be merged :-/.