[PATCH V5,] mtd: nand: brcmnand: Check flash #WP pin status before nand erase/program
Kamal Dasu
kdasu.kdev at gmail.com
Wed Mar 1 13:50:36 PST 2017
On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 4:27 PM, Boris Brezillon
<boris.brezillon at free-electrons.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 15:38:51 -0500
> Kamal Dasu <kdasu.kdev at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 3:01 PM, Boris Brezillon
>> <boris.brezillon at free-electrons.com> wrote:
>> > On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 14:27:30 -0500
>> > Kamal Dasu <kdasu.kdev at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> brcmnand controller v6.x and v7.x lets driver to enable disable #WP pin
>> >> via NAND_WP bit in CS_SELECT register. Driver implementation assumes that
>> >> setting/resetting the bit would assert/de-assert #WP pin instantaneously
>> >> from the flash part's perspective, and was proceeding to erase/program
>> >> without verifying flash status byte for protection bit. In rigorous
>> >> testing this was causing rare data corruptions with erase and/or
>> >> subsequent programming. To fix this check NAND status in addition to
>> >> controller #WP pin status. This change makes sure both sides are ready
>> >> to accept new commands.
>> >
>> > You didn't fix the commit message.
>> >
>>
>> I did change the message based on PATCH V3. 2/2 comments.
>>
>> " ^ To fix this, check the NAND status in
>> addition to the NAND controller #WP pin status. This way, we make sure
>> both sides are ready to accept new commands."
>>
>> Am I missing something ?
>
> The first sentence sounds weird to me, but I'm probably not the best
> person to judge if the it is correct.
>
> I would rephrase it like that:
>
> "
> On brcmnand controller v6.x and v7.x, the #WP pin is controlled through
> the NAND_WP bit in CS_SELECT register.
>
> The driver currently assumes that toggling the #WP pin is
> instantaneously enabling/disabling write-protection, but it actually
> takes some time to propagate the new state to the internal NAND chip
> logic. This behavior is sometime causing data corruptions when an
> erase/program operation is executed before write-protection has really
> been disabled.
>
> To prevent such problems, check the NAND status byte each time we toggle
> the #WP pin.
> "
>
>> >> from the flash part's perspective
>
>> >> via NAND_WP bit in CS_SELECT register. Driver implementation assumes that
>> >> setting/resetting the bit would assert/de-assert #WP pin instantaneously
>> >> from the flash part's perspective, and was proceeding to erase/program
>> >> without verifying flash status byte for protection bit. In rigorous
>> >> testing this was causing rare data corruptions with erase and/or
>> >> subsequent programming. To fix this check NAND status in addition to
>> >> controller #WP pin status. This change makes sure both sides are ready
>> >> to accept new commands.
>
Ok will rephrase it.
>>
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Kamal Dasu <kdasu.kdev at gmail.com>
>> >> ---
>> >
>> > Note for future submissions: when you have a single patch, please put
>> > a changelog (changes introduced by each new version) here.
>> >
>>
>> So you want me to resend with the change log ?.
>
> Let's wait for other reviews. BTW, don't you want to backport this fix
> (Fixes+Cc-stable tags)?
>
Yes.
>>
>> >> drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>> >> 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>> >>
>> >> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
>> >> index 42ebd73..7419c5c 100644
>> >> --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
>> >> +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
>> >> @@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ struct brcm_nand_dma_desc {
>> >> #define BRCMNAND_MIN_BLOCKSIZE (8 * 1024)
>> >> #define BRCMNAND_MIN_DEVSIZE (4ULL * 1024 * 1024)
>> >>
>> >> +#define NAND_CTRL_RDY (INTFC_CTLR_READY | INTFC_FLASH_READY)
>> >> +#define NAND_POLL_STATUS_TIMEOUT_MS 100
>> >> +
>> >> /* Controller feature flags */
>> >> enum {
>> >> BRCMNAND_HAS_1K_SECTORS = BIT(0),
>> >> @@ -765,6 +768,31 @@ enum {
>> >> CS_SELECT_AUTO_DEVICE_ID_CFG = BIT(30),
>> >> };
>> >>
>> >> +static int bcmnand_ctrl_poll_status(struct brcmnand_controller *ctrl,
>> >> + u32 mask, u32 expected_val,
>> >> + unsigned long timeout_ms)
>> >> +{
>> >> + unsigned long limit;
>> >> + u32 val;
>> >> +
>> >> + if (!timeout_ms)
>> >> + timeout_ms = NAND_POLL_STATUS_TIMEOUT_MS;
>> >> +
>> >> + limit = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms);
>> >> + do {
>> >> + val = brcmnand_read_reg(ctrl, BRCMNAND_INTFC_STATUS);
>> >> + if ((val & mask) == expected_val)
>> >> + return 0;
>> >> +
>> >> + cpu_relax();
>> >> + } while (time_after(limit, jiffies));
>> >> +
>> >> + dev_warn(ctrl->dev, "timeout on status poll (expected %x got %x)\n",
>> >> + expected_val, val & mask);
>> >> +
>> >> + return -ETIMEDOUT;
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> static inline void brcmnand_set_wp(struct brcmnand_controller *ctrl, bool en)
>> >> {
>> >> u32 val = en ? CS_SELECT_NAND_WP : 0;
>> >> @@ -1024,12 +1052,39 @@ static void brcmnand_wp(struct mtd_info *mtd, int wp)
>> >>
>> >> if ((ctrl->features & BRCMNAND_HAS_WP) && wp_on == 1) {
>> >> static int old_wp = -1;
>> >> + int ret;
>> >>
>> >> if (old_wp != wp) {
>> >> dev_dbg(ctrl->dev, "WP %s\n", wp ? "on" : "off");
>> >> old_wp = wp;
>> >> }
>> >> +
>> >> + /*
>> >> + * make sure ctrl/flash ready before and after
>> >> + * changing state of #WP pin
>> >> + */
>> >> + ret = bcmnand_ctrl_poll_status(ctrl, NAND_CTRL_RDY |
>> >> + NAND_STATUS_READY,
>> >> + NAND_CTRL_RDY |
>> >> + NAND_STATUS_READY, 0);
>> >> + if (ret)
>> >> + return;
>> >> +
>> >> brcmnand_set_wp(ctrl, wp);
>> >> + chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_STATUS, -1, -1);
>> >> + /* NAND_STATUS_WP 0x00 = protected, 0x80 = not protected */
>> >> + ret = bcmnand_ctrl_poll_status(ctrl,
>> >> + NAND_CTRL_RDY |
>> >> + NAND_STATUS_READY |
>> >> + NAND_STATUS_WP,
>> >> + NAND_CTRL_RDY |
>> >> + NAND_STATUS_READY |
>> >> + (wp ? 0 : NAND_STATUS_WP), 0);
>> >> +
>> >> + if (ret)
>> >> + dev_err_ratelimited(&host->pdev->dev,
>> >> + "nand #WP expected %s\n",
>> >> + wp ? "on" : "off");
>> >> }
>> >> }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -1157,15 +1212,15 @@ static irqreturn_t brcmnand_dma_irq(int irq, void *data)
>> >> static void brcmnand_send_cmd(struct brcmnand_host *host, int cmd)
>> >> {
>> >> struct brcmnand_controller *ctrl = host->ctrl;
>> >> - u32 intfc;
>> >> + int ret;
>> >>
>> >> dev_dbg(ctrl->dev, "send native cmd %d addr_lo 0x%x\n", cmd,
>> >> brcmnand_read_reg(ctrl, BRCMNAND_CMD_ADDRESS));
>> >> BUG_ON(ctrl->cmd_pending != 0);
>> >> ctrl->cmd_pending = cmd;
>> >>
>> >> - intfc = brcmnand_read_reg(ctrl, BRCMNAND_INTFC_STATUS);
>> >> - WARN_ON(!(intfc & INTFC_CTLR_READY));
>> >> + ret = bcmnand_ctrl_poll_status(ctrl, NAND_CTRL_RDY, NAND_CTRL_RDY, 0);
>> >> + WARN_ON(ret);
>> >>
>> >> mb(); /* flush previous writes */
>> >> brcmnand_write_reg(ctrl, BRCMNAND_CMD_START,
>> >
>>
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