Re: [RESEND PATCH v3 00/20] mtd: spi-nor: move manuf out of the core

[Tudor.Ambarus]

On 08/26/2019 03:08 PM, Tudor Ambarus - M18064 wrote:
> From: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> v3:
> - Drop patches:
>   "mtd: spi-nor: Move clear_sr_bp() to 'struct spi_nor_flash_parameter'"
>   "mtd: spi-nor: Rework the disabling of block write protection"
> and replace them with the RFC patch:
>   "mtd: spi-nor: Rework the disabling of block write protection"
> - rename spi_nor_legacy_init_params() to spi_nor_info_init_params()
> - rebase patches and send them all in a single patch set.
> 
> v2:
> - addressed all the comments
> - all flash parameters and settings are now set in 'struct
>   spi_nor_flash_parameter', for a clearer separation between the SPI NOR
>   layer and the flash params.
> 
> In order to test this, you'll have to merge v5.3-rc5 in spi-nor/next.
> This patch set depends on
> 'commit 834de5c1aa76 ("mtd: spi-nor: Fix the disabling of write protection at init")
> 
> The scope of the "mtd: spi-nor: move manuf out of the core" batches,
> is to move all manufacturer specific code out of the spi-nor core.
> 
> In the quest of removing the manufacturer specific code from the spi-nor
> core, we want to impose a timeline/priority on how the flash parameters
> are updated. As of now. the flash parameters initialization logic is as
> following:
> 
>     a/ default flash parameters init in spi_nor_init_params()
>     b/ manufacturer specific flash parameters updates, split across entire
>        spi-nor core code
>     c/ flash parameters updates based on SFDP tables
>     d/ post BFPT flash parameter updates
> 
> With the "mtd: spi-nor: move manuf out of the core" batches, we want to
> impose the following sequence of calls:
> 
>     1/ spi-nor core legacy flash parameters init:
>             spi_nor_default_init_params()
> 
>     2/ MFR-based manufacturer flash parameters init:
>             nor->manufacturer->fixups->default_init()
> 
>     3/ specific flash_info tweeks done when decisions can not be done just
>        on MFR:
>             nor->info->fixups->default_init()
> 
>     4/ SFDP tables flash parameters init - SFDP knows better:
>             spi_nor_sfdp_init_params()
> 
>     5/ post SFDP tables flash parameters updates - in case manufacturers
>        get the serial flash tables wrong or incomplete.
>             nor->info->fixups->post_sfdp()
>        The later can be extended to nor->manufacturer->fixups->post_sfdp()
>        if needed.
> 
> Setting of flash parameters will no longer be spread interleaved across
> the spi-nor core, there will be a clear separation on who and when will
> update the flash parameters.
> 
> Tested on sst26vf064b with atmel-quadspi SPIMEM driver.
> 
> Boris Brezillon (7):
>   mtd: spi-nor: Add a default_init() fixup hook for gd25q256
>   mtd: spi-nor: Create a ->set_4byte() method
>   mtd: spi-nor: Rework the SPI NOR lock/unlock logic
>   mtd: spi-nor: Add post_sfdp() hook to tweak flash config
>   mtd: spi-nor: Add spansion_post_sfdp_fixups()
>   mtd: spi-nor: Add a ->convert_addr() method
>   mtd: spi-nor: Add the SPI_NOR_XSR_RDY flag
> 
> Tudor Ambarus (13):
>   mtd: spi-nor: Regroup flash parameter and settings
>   mtd: spi-nor: Use nor->params
>   mtd: spi-nor: Drop quad_enable() from 'struct spi-nor'
>   mtd: spi-nor: Move erase_map to 'struct spi_nor_flash_parameter'
>   mtd: spi-nor: Add default_init() hook to tweak flash parameters
>   mtd: spi_nor: Move manufacturer quad_enable() in ->default_init()
>   mtd: spi-nor: Split spi_nor_init_params()
>   mtd: spi_nor: Add a ->setup() method
>   mtd: spi-nor: Add s3an_post_sfdp_fixups()
>   mtd: spi-nor: Bring flash params init together
>   mtd: spi_nor: Introduce spi_nor_set_addr_width()
>   mtd: spi-nor: Introduce spi_nor_get_flash_info()
>   mtd: spi-nor: Rework the disabling of block write protection
> 
>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c | 1304 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h   |  298 +++++++---
>  2 files changed, 927 insertions(+), 675 deletions(-)
> 

Addressed Boris's and Vingnesh's latest small updates.

All but last applied to https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mtd/linux.git,
spi-nor/next branch.

Thanks,
ta