RE: [LINUX PATCH v17 1/2] mtd: rawnand: nand_micron: Do not over write driver's read_page()/write_page()

From: Naga Sureshkumar Relli
Date: Mon Jul 08 2019 - 08:19:33 EST

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Hi Boris,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-mtd <linux-mtd-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Naga Sureshkumar
> Relli
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 6:04 PM
> To: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: RE: [LINUX PATCH v17 1/2] mtd: rawnand: nand_micron: Do not over write
> driver's read_page()/write_page()
>
> Hi Boris,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 5:50 PM
> > 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;
> > linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v17 1/2] mtd: rawnand: nand_micron: Do not
> > over write driver's read_page()/write_page()
> >
> > On Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:12:47 +0000
> > Naga Sureshkumar Relli <nagasure@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Boris,
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 5:34 PM
> > > > 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;
> > > > linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v17 1/2] mtd: rawnand: nand_micron: Do
> > > > not over write driver's read_page()/write_page()
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:51:12 +0000 Naga Sureshkumar Relli
> > > > <nagasure@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Boris,
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 4:57 PM
> > > > > > 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;
> > > > > > linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v17 1/2] mtd: rawnand: nand_micron:
> > > > > > Do not over write driver's read_page()/write_page()
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:22:33 +0000 Naga Sureshkumar Relli
> > > > > > <nagasure@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Boris,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 12:18 PM
> > > > > > > > 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; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [LINUX PATCH v17 1/2] mtd: rawnand:
> > > > > > > > nand_micron: Do not over write driver's
> > > > > > > > read_page()/write_page()
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:46:29 -0600 Naga Sureshkumar Relli
> > > > > > > > <naga.sureshkumar.relli@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Add check before assigning chip->ecc.read_page() and
> > > > > > > > > chip->ecc.write_page()
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Naga Sureshkumar Relli
> > > > > > > > > <naga.sureshkumar.relli@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_micron.c | 7 +++++--
> > > > > > > > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_micron.c
> > > > > > > > > b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_micron.c
> > > > > > > > > index cbd4f09ac178..565f2696c747 100644
> > > > > > > > > --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_micron.c
> > > > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_micron.c
> > > > > > > > > @@ -500,8 +500,11 @@ static int micron_nand_init(struct nand_chip
> *chip)
> > > > > > > > > chip->ecc.size = 512;
> > > > > > > > > chip->ecc.strength = chip->base.eccreq.strength;
> > > > > > > > > chip->ecc.algo = NAND_ECC_BCH;
> > > > > > > > > - chip->ecc.read_page = micron_nand_read_page_on_die_ecc;
> > > > > > > > > - chip->ecc.write_page = micron_nand_write_page_on_die_ecc;
> > > > > > > > > + if (!chip->ecc.read_page)
> > > > > > > > > + chip->ecc.read_page =
> > > > > > > > > +micron_nand_read_page_on_die_ecc;
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > + if (!chip->ecc.write_page)
> > > > > > > > > + chip->ecc.write_page =
> > > > > > > > > +micron_nand_write_page_on_die_ecc;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > That's wrong, if you don't want on-die ECC to be used,
> > > > > > > > simply don't set nand-ecc-mode to "on- die".
> > > > > > > Ok. But if we want to use on-die ECC then you mean to say it
> > > > > > > is mandatory to use
> > > > > > micron_nand_read/write_page_on_die_ecc()?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Absolutely, and if it doesn't work that means you driver does
> > > > > > not implement raw accesses correctly, which means it's still buggy...
> > > > > I agree. But let's say, if there is a limitation with the
> > > > > controller. Then it is must to have this
> > > > check right?
> > > > > I mean, for pl353 controller, we must clear the CS during the
> > > > > data phase, hence we are splitting the Transfer in the pl353_read/write_page_raw().
> > > > > + pl353_nand_read_data_op(chip, buf, mtd->writesize, false);
> > > > > + p = chip->oob_poi;
> > > > > + pl353_nand_read_data_op(chip, p,
> > > > > + (mtd->oobsize -
> > > > > + PL353_NAND_LAST_TRANSFER_LENGTH),
> > false);
> > > > > + p += (mtd->oobsize - PL353_NAND_LAST_TRANSFER_LENGTH);
> > > > > + xnfc->dataphase_addrflags |= PL353_NAND_CLEAR_CS;
> > > > > + pl353_nand_read_data_op(chip, p,
> > PL353_NAND_LAST_TRANSFER_LENGTH,
> > > > > + false);
> > > > > As the above sequence is needed even for raw access, PL353 is
> > > > > unable to use the on_die_page
> > > > reads.
> > > >
> > > > This "de-assert CS on last access" logic should be done in the
> > > > exec_op() implementation. I also wonder how that works for
> > > > operations that don't have data cycles. Oh, BTW, most chips are
> > > > CE-don't-care, which means you can assert/de-assert CS on each
> > > > read_data_op() without
> > any issues.
> > > Yes, we can assert/de-assert CS on each read/write_data_op().
> > > But what about transfer length splitting?
> > > + p = chip->oob_poi;
> > > + pl353_nand_read_data_op(chip, p,
> > > + (mtd->oobsize -
> > > + PL353_NAND_LAST_TRANSFER_LENGTH), false);
> > > + p += (mtd->oobsize - PL353_NAND_LAST_TRANSFER_LENGTH);
> > > This should be done as a part of pl353_raw_read/write() right?
> >
> > Are you sure you need to do that, and if that's the case, do you have an idea why this is
> needed?
> > Is this "read last 4 bytes separately"
> > thing is needed, I suspect it's needed for any kind of input-data cycles, not just page reads.
> Yes. It is needed. This is Limitation in the HW, need to handle last 4 bytes separately for both
> page read/writes
Just wanted to know, is this fix OK?

Regards,
Naga Sureshkumar Relli
>
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