[Fwd: cfi_cmdset_0001.c: do_write_buffer bug]

[Joakim Tjernlund]

Hi John

Has Intel responded yet? If yes, do they have a fix?

         Jocke
> 
> 
> On 20 June 2002 13:25 David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at infradead.org> wrote:
> 
> > John.Hall at optionexist.co.uk said:
> > >  Not yet. We've spoken to Intel and they acknowledge there might be
> > >  a problem, but we're waiting for them to get back to us.
> 
> > OK, I suspect what we want to do is something like...
> > 
> >  Send WriteToBuffer command.
> >  Poll for a little while for chips to become ready.
> >  If neither chip is ready, repeat.
> >  If only one chip is ready, abort the WriteToBuffer. Send a
> >  zero-length (or one-byte) buffer and then something other than a
> >  WriteConfirm command, to abort the write. Clear the resulting
> >  'Invalid Command/ Sequence' error bits which will get set, and start
> >  again.
> 
> Possibly. We're going to wait and see what Intel say, and then submit a
> patch if needed.
> 
> Regards,
> John Hall
> 
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