[PATCH v3] mtd/nand : workaround for Freescale FCM to support large-page Nand chip

Matthieu CASTET matthieu.castet at parrot.com
Thu Aug 18 13:00:28 EDT 2011


b35362 at freescale.com a écrit :
> From: Liu Shuo <b35362 at freescale.com>
> 
> Freescale FCM controller has a 2K size limitation of buffer RAM. In order
> to support the Nand flash chip whose page size is larger than 2K bytes,
> we divide a page into multi-2K pages for MTD layer driver. In that case,
> we force to set the page size to 2K bytes. We convert the page address of
> MTD layer driver to a real page address in flash chips and a column index
> in fsl_elbc driver. We can issue any column address by UA instruction of
> elbc controller.
> 
Why do you need to do that ?

When mtd send you a 4k page, why can't you write it by 2*2k pages write ?

Even better send the first 2K and then if your controller allow it send the
remaining 2K without command/address phase.


Matthieu



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