[PATCH 8/9] mtd: sh_flctl: Use user oob data in hardware ECC mode

Laurent Pinchart laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com
Sat Apr 21 11:00:36 EDT 2012


Hi Bastian,

Thanks for the patch.

On Friday 20 April 2012 11:13:49 Bastian Hecht wrote:
> In hardware ecc mode, the flctl now writes and reads the oob data
> provided by the user. Additionally the ECC is now returned in normal
> page reads, not only when using the explicit NAND_CMD_READOOB command.

For my information again, what's the purpose of returning OOB data if the 
caller hasn't requested it ? What are those data then used for ?

> Signed-off-by: Bastian Hecht <hechtb at gmail.com>

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Regards,

Laurent Pinchart




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