[PATCH v2] mtd: atmel_nand: make ecc parameters same as definition

Brian Norris computersforpeace at gmail.com
Mon Jul 21 19:56:03 PDT 2014


On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 03:58:45PM +0800, Bo Shen wrote:
> If the ecc parameter is not the same as definition, when the
> mtd core check these parameters, it will give the error result.
> 
> Take the following as an example:
> 
> Calculate how many bits can be corrected in one page.
> According to the ecc parameters definition,
> 
> one page correct bits = (mtd->writesize * ecc->strength) / ecc->size
> 
> take the following use case as an example:
> mtd->writesize = 2048 bytes
> ecc->strength = 4 bytes (for 512 bytes)
> 
> before this patch, the ecc->size = 2048, so the result is 4 bytes.
> after this patch, the ecc->size = 512, so the result is 16 bytes.
> 
> So, align the ecc parameters the same as definition to correct
> this kind of error.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bo Shen <voice.shen at atmel.com>
> Acked-by: Josh Wu <josh.wu at atmel.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
>   - Enhancement the commit message.

Pushed to l2-mtd.git. Thanks!

Brian



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