nand pmecc crash detected

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD]

On 11:45 Mon 03 Mar     , Josh Wu wrote:
> Dear Herve
> 
> On 2/28/2014 11:53 PM, Herve Codina wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I am using an sam5d35 and its pmecc nand ecc controller.
> >
> >In barebox, using similar atmel_nand.c the system crashes.
> >
> >The problem was a call to chip->ecc.hwctl from nand_write_subpage_hwecc
> >(nand_base.c) when we write a sub page.
> >
> >chip->ecc.hwctl function is not set when we are using PMECC controller.
> >
> >As a workaround, i set NAND_NO_SUBPAGE_WRITE for PMECC controller in
> >order to disable sub page access in nand_write_page.
> >
> >I think we can have the same problem in Linux. I do not performed
> >subpage nand writes from Linux but i made the following patch according
> >to my Barebox defect.
> 
> Thank you for catching this crash bug. The fix is fine for me. But I
> think it's better to send out the Linux kernel patch alone.
> 
> You can rebase your patch on the top of Linux-mtd git
> repo(git://git.infradead.org/l2-mtd.git) instead of your local
> Linux.
> Then use 'git send-email' send to linux-mtd at lists.infradead.org and
> linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org. I will ack your patch.
> 
> If the patch is merged in Linux-mtd, it should be easier port to
> barebox then.

no need for that notion of priority send it to both

Best Regards,
J.
> 
> >
> >Here after are my patches (same modification) for 1st my local Barebox
> >and 2nd my local Linux :
> >
> >---8<-------------------
> > From 757e8dbf141619a55b7a5b1ca11780b2589eacc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> >From: Herve Codina <Herve.CODINA at celad.com>
> >Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 08:39:08 +0100
> >Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Disable Subpage nand write when using Atmel PMECC.
> >
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <Herve.CODINA at celad.com>
> >---
> >  drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c |    1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> >diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
> >index 2ff7427..cdbe685 100644
> >--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
> >+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
> >@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ static int __init
> >atmel_pmecc_nand_init_params(struct device_d *dev,
> >  		return err_no;
> >  	}
> >
> >+	nand_chip->options |= NAND_NO_SUBPAGE_WRITE;
> >  	nand_chip->ecc.read_page = atmel_nand_pmecc_read_page;
> >  	nand_chip->ecc.write_page = atmel_nand_pmecc_write_page;
> >
> 
> Best Regards,
> Josh Wu
> 
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