[PATCH v3 1/3] mtd: nand: omap2: Update nerrors using ecc.strength

Philip, Avinash avinashphilip at ti.com
Mon Dec 10 01:44:02 EST 2012


On Fri, Dec 07, 2012 at 16:10:04, Nori, Sekhar wrote:
> On 12/5/2012 6:13 PM, Philip, Avinash wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 05, 2012 at 17:33:37, Nori, Sekhar wrote:
> >> Hi Avinash,
> >>
> >> On 11/29/2012 5:16 PM, Philip, Avinash wrote:
> >>> Update number of errors using nand ecc strength.
> >>> Also add macro definitions BCH8_ERROR_MAX & BCH4_ERROR_MAX
> >>
> >> Can you please describe why the original method of setting nerrors was
> >> incorrect? Was it causing any issues in any particular configuration?
> > 
> > It affects the reusability of the code. For example BCH8 with AM335x RBL 
> > compatibility requires  14 bytes instead of 13 byte. So setting nerrors
> > with
> > 	nerrors = (info->nand.ecc.bytes == 13) ? 8 : 4;
> > will break am335x RBL compatibility.
> 
> This should be summarized in the patch description so the motivation is
> clear to those who read the history later.

Ok I will add the details in patch description in next version.

Thanks
Avinash

> 
> Thanks,
> Sekhar
> 



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