[PATCH 6.12.y 3/3] mtd: spinand: repeat reading in regular mode if continuous reading fails

From: Frieder Schrempf

Date: Tue Aug 11 2026 - 12:53:28 EST


From: Mikhail Kshevetskiy <mikhail.kshevetskiy@xxxxxxxxx>

[ Upstream commit 010dc7f2dd6a0078ade3f88f627ed5fbf45ceb94 ]

Continuous reading may result in multiple flash pages reading in one
operation. Unfortunately, not all spinand controllers support such
large reading. They will read less data. Unfortunately, the operation
can't be continued.

In this case:
* disable continuous reading on this (not good enough) spi controller
* repeat reading in regular mode.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Mikhail Kshevetskiy <mikhail.kshevetskiy@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Frieder Schrempf <frieder.schrempf@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
index 10339209e7322..bf16901b77b64 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c
@@ -427,8 +427,16 @@ static int spinand_read_from_cache_op(struct spinand_device *spinand,
* Dirmap accesses are allowed to toggle the CS.
* Toggling the CS during a continuous read is forbidden.
*/
- if (nbytes && req->continuous)
- return -EIO;
+ if (nbytes && req->continuous) {
+ /*
+ * Spi controller with broken support of continuous
+ * reading was detected. Disable future use of
+ * continuous reading and return -EAGAIN to retry
+ * reading within regular mode.
+ */
+ spinand->cont_read_possible = false;
+ return -EAGAIN;
+ }
}

if (req->datalen)
@@ -849,10 +857,19 @@ static int spinand_mtd_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,

old_stats = mtd->ecc_stats;

- if (spinand_use_cont_read(mtd, from, ops))
+ if (spinand_use_cont_read(mtd, from, ops)) {
ret = spinand_mtd_continuous_page_read(mtd, from, ops, &max_bitflips);
- else
+ if (ret == -EAGAIN && !spinand->cont_read_possible) {
+ /*
+ * Spi controller with broken support of continuous
+ * reading was detected (see spinand_read_from_cache_op()),
+ * repeat reading in regular mode.
+ */
+ ret = spinand_mtd_regular_page_read(mtd, from, ops, &max_bitflips);
+ }
+ } else {
ret = spinand_mtd_regular_page_read(mtd, from, ops, &max_bitflips);
+ }

if (ops->stats) {
ops->stats->uncorrectable_errors +=
--
2.55.0