Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] mtd: rawnand: Add NAND controller support on Intel LGM SoC

[Ramuthevar, Vadivel MuruganX]

Hi Boris,

On 28/4/2020 2:47 pm, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:40:58 +0800
> "Ramuthevar, Vadivel MuruganX"
> <vadivel.muruganx.ramuthevar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi Boris,
> >
> > On 28/4/2020 2:27 pm, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> > > On Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:17:30 +0800
> > > "Ramuthevar, Vadivel MuruganX"
> > > <vadivel.muruganx.ramuthevar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >    
> > > > Hi Miquel,
> > > >
> > > >       Thank you very much for the review comments and your time...
> > > >
> > > > On 27/4/2020 11:51 pm, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> > > > > Hi Ramuthevar,
> > > > >       
> > > > > > > +static int ebu_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > > > > > > +{
> > > > > > > +	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
> > > > > > > +	struct ebu_nand_controller *ebu_host;
> > > > > > > +	struct nand_chip *nand;
> > > > > > > +	phys_addr_t nandaddr_pa;
> > > > > > > +	struct mtd_info *mtd;
> > > > > > > +	struct resource *res;
> > > > > > > +	int ret;
> > > > > > > +	u32 cs;
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +	ebu_host = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ebu_host), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > > > > +	if (!ebu_host)
> > > > > > > +		return -ENOMEM;
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +	ebu_host->dev = dev;
> > > > > > > +	nand_controller_init(&ebu_host->controller);
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "ebunand");
> > > > > > > +	ebu_host->ebu_addr = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
> > > > > > > +	if (IS_ERR(ebu_host->ebu_addr))
> > > > > > > +		return PTR_ERR(ebu_host->ebu_addr);
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "hsnand");
> > > > > > > +	ebu_host->nand_addr = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
> > > > > > > +	if (IS_ERR(ebu_host->nand_addr))
> > > > > > > +		return PTR_ERR(ebu_host->nand_addr);
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +	ret = device_property_read_u32(dev, "nand,cs", &cs);
> > > > > >
> > > > > > CS ids should be encoded in the reg property (see [1]).
> > > > >
> > > > > Is it your choice to only support a single CS or is it actually a
> > > > > controller limitation?
> > > >
> > > > Yes , its controller limitation to support only one CS
> > >
> > > I'm pretty sure that's not true, otherwise you wouldn't have to select
> > > the CS you want to use :P.
> >
> > At a time it supports only one chip select.
>
> Yes, like 99% of the NAND controllers, but that doesn't mean you can't
> support multi-CS chips. All you have to do is attach an array of
> ebu_nand_cs to your ebu_nand_chip (as done in the atmel driver I
> pointed to). nand_operation.cs tells you which CS (index in your
> ebu_nand_cs array) a specific operation is targeting, and you can pick
> the right MMIO range/reg value based on that.

Agreed, sure I will add that and update next series of patches .

Thanks! a lot Boris

Regards
Vadivel
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