[PATCH] driver/mtd/ifc: Read Status while programming NAND flash

Brian Norris computersforpeace at gmail.com
Wed Oct 23 12:44:11 EDT 2013


On Thu, Oct 03, 2013 at 11:36:41AM +0530, Prabhakar Kushwaha wrote:
> as per controller description,
>   "While programming a NAND flash, status read should never skipped.
>    Because it may happen that a new command is issued to the NAND Flash,
>    even when the device has not yet finished processing the previous request.
>    This may result in unpredictable behaviour."
> 
> IFC controller never polls for R/B signal after command send. It just return
> control to software. This behaviour may not occur with NAND flash access.
> because new commands are sent after polling R/B signal. But it may happen
> in scenario where GPCM-ASIC and NAND flash device are working simultaneously.
> 
> Update the controller driver to take care of this requirement
> 
> Signed-off-by: Prabhakar Kushwaha <prabhakar at freescale.com>

Pushed to l2-mtd.git. Thanks!

Brian



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