[PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: Use CLSR command for FL-L chips

Yaliang.Wang Yaliang.Wang at windriver.com
Wed Feb 24 11:24:24 EST 2021


Hi, Tudor

On 2/24/21 1:31 AM, Tudor.Ambarus at microchip.com wrote:
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> On 2/23/21 6:36 PM, Yaliang.Wang wrote:
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>> Hi, Tudor
> Hi, Yaliang,
>> So sorry to reply so late, now I'm committed to solving this problem.
>> After checking over sixty datasheets and almost at least one datasheet
>> for each family of the manufacturers, I can finally deviler some
>> conclusions.
> Great! Thanks for doing this!
>
>> 1. RDSR2(07H) instruction is just used by Spansion manufacturer.
> Then we can define it as
> #define SPINOR_OP_SPANSION_SR2          0x07h
>
> and define its related static function in spansion.c.
>
>> As for all other manufacturers, most common instructions for reading SR2
>> is "35H",  and "15H" is for reading SR3. Some manufactures have specific
>> registers that are similar to status register, such as "Information
>> Register", "Suspend Status Register", "Extended Read Register",
>> "Security Register", "Flag Status Register" and also have specific
>> instructions for reading them, such as"2BH/09H/81H/2BH/70H".
> Are these common to more manufacturers? If yes, it will help us to inform
> us to which manufacturers all these ops are common, it will spare us to
> skim through datasheets later on.
If not considering the number of chips we supported in each manufacture 
, "35H" and "15H" are more common instructions used among manufactures .
"35H" to read SR2 is used in "spansion", "atmel", "esmt", "gigadevice", 
"winbond" manufactures.
"15H" to read SR3 is used in "gigadevice", "winbond" manufactures.
"33H" to read SR3 is used in "spansion" manufacture.
"09H" to read SR2 and "95H" to read SR3 are used in "xmc" manufacture.

As for SR-similar registers, they always used by manufactures acting as 
a supplement of Status Register, but with a different name.
"eon" uses "2BH""09H" to read "Information Register" and "Suspend Status 
Register"
"issi" uses "81H" to read "Extended Read Register"
"macronix" uses "2BH" to read "Security Register"
"micron" and "st" uses "70H" to read "Extended Read Register"
>> 2. RDSR2(07H) instruction is not just existed in Spansion "S25FL-L"
>> family, also existed in Spansion"S79FL-S, S70FS-S, S25FL-S, S25FS-S,
>> CYRS, CY15B/V-SN" families. We just haven't use it before, it has been
>> there for a long time.
> Cool, it can reside in spansion.c then.
>
>> 3. Many manufacturers are using CLSR(30H) instruction, but the functions
>> are different.
>> The most common function of "30H" instruction is  to resume the
>> suspended bits, but in many Spansion's products , the function is to
>> clear P_ERR and E_ERR bits. In some other Spansion's products(such as
>> S25FS-S), Spansion provided a configure register, which can make "30H"
>> instruction execute the alternative resuming suspended bits function
>> like other manufacturers.
> Which other manufacturers? It will help us later on.
Spansion "S79FS-S""S70FS-S""S25FS-S" families provided the alternative 
resuming function for "30H" instruction, it can be configured with 
Configuration Register 3.
Spansion "S79FL-S","S25FL-S","S25FL-P","S25FL-L","CYRS16B" families use 
"30H" instruction just to clear P_ERR AND E_ERR bits
Spansion "S25FL-K", "S25FL-A", "CY15B/V-SN" families even don't use 
"30H" instruction.
>
> We can define the op that clears the P_ERR and E_ERR bits in spansion.c:
> #define SPINOR_OP_SPANSION_CLSR          0x30h
> with static function in spansion.c
>
> The op that is used at resume, can be latter added in the SPI NOR core.
>
>> 4. P_ERR and E_ERR bits are existed in many manufacturers, reside in
>> specific register, such as "Information Register""Flag Status Register"
>> and so on, and the instructions for reading those register and clearing
>> the ERR bits varies according to the different manufacturer.
> Again, if this is fresh in your mind, it would help to say which manufacturer
> and what instructions.
Check above comments.
>> Based on the facts above, and to resolve the original "sr_ready" problem
>> within "S25FL-L" family of Spansion, I think the solution is not much
>> different. We need a "sr_ready" function pointer and maybe a new flag to
>> mark the twisted status  register.  Actually I have made a rough fix
> sr_ready function pointer should be enough. The default value for it will
> be initialized in the SPI NOR core, and for your use-case, you can update
> it in your manufacturer driver.
>
>> based on that(not include fixing spi_nor_xread_sr and
>> spi_nor_fsr_ready). Would like to learn your suggestions before going
>> further.
> we should be good. Try a small patch and air it.
So, maybe I can continue the fixing work now ? Basing on the  macro and 
the strategy you suggested above.
Optimizing the original "sr_ready" function won't be too difficult I think.

Regards
Yaliang
>
>> The checked datasheets and related marks are too many, it may not be
>> appropriate to post them here, but I'd like to share, once needed.
> Would help. Great work, thanks!
>
> ta
>
>> Best Regards,
>> Yaliang
>>
>> On 1/26/21 4:51 PM, Tudor.Ambarus at microchip.com wrote:
>>> Hi, Yaliang,
>>>
>>> On 1/26/21 4:06 AM, Wang, Yaliang wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> Hi, Vignesh and Tudor
>>>>
>>>> It's really inspiring receiving from you, and
>>>>
>>>> On 1/24/2021 2:12 PM, Vignesh Raghavendra wrote:
>>>>>     Hi, Yaliang
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/23/21 11:15 PM, Tudor.Ambarus at microchip.com wrote:
>>>>>> Hi, Yaliang,
>>>>>>
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>> +static int spi_nor_s25fl_l_sr_ready(struct spi_nor *nor)
>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>> +   u8 *sr = nor->bouncebuf;
>>>>>>> +   int ret;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +   ret = spi_nor_read_sr(nor, sr);
>>>>>>> +   if (ret)
>>>>>>> +           return ret;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +   /**
>>>>>>> +    * P_ERR and E_ERR bits are located in the Status Register 2
>>>>>>> +    * of Cypress FL-L series chips.
>>>>>>> +    */
>>>>>>> +   ret = spi_nor_s25fl_l_read_sr2(nor, &sr[1]);
>>>>>>> +   if (ret)
>>>>>>> +           return ret;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +   if (nor->flags & SNOR_F_USE_CLSR && sr[1] & (SR_E_ERR | SR_P_ERR)) {
>>>>>> If checking other manufacturer datasheets, would you please check if
>>>>>> CLSR is used by any other manufacturer?
>>>>>>
>>>>> This is limited to certain subsets of Cypress/Spansion flashes.
>>>>>
>>>>>>> +           if (sr[1] & SR_E_ERR)
>>>>>>> +                   dev_err(nor->dev, "Erase Error occurred\n");
>>>>>>> +           else
>>>>>>> +                   dev_err(nor->dev, "Programming Error occurred\n");
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +           spi_nor_clear_sr(nor);
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +           /*
>>>>>>> +            * WEL bit remains set to one when an erase or page program
>>>>>>> +            * error occurs. Issue a Write Disable command to protect
>>>>>>> +            * against inadvertent writes that can possibly corrupt the
>>>>>>> +            * contents of the memory.
>>>>>>> +            */
>>>>>>> +           ret = spi_nor_write_disable(nor);
>>>>>>> +           if (ret)
>>>>>>> +                   return ret;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +           return -EIO;
>>>>>>> +   }
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +   return !(sr[0] & SR_WIP);
>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>     /**
>>>>>>>      * spi_nor_sr_ready() - Query the Status Register to see if the flash is ready
>>>>>>>      * for new commands.
>>>>>>> @@ -546,7 +628,19 @@ static void spi_nor_clear_sr(struct spi_nor *nor)
>>>>>>>      */
>>>>>>>     static int spi_nor_sr_ready(struct spi_nor *nor)
>>>>>>>     {
>>>>>>> -   int ret = spi_nor_read_sr(nor, nor->bouncebuf);
>>>>>>> +   int ret;
>>>>>>> +   const struct flash_info *tmpinfo = nor->info ? nor->info : spi_nor_read_id(nor);
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +   if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(tmpinfo))
>>>>>>> +           return -ENOENT;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +   if (!strcmp(tmpinfo->name, "s25fl064l")
>>>>>>> +                   || !strcmp(tmpinfo->name, "s25fl128l")
>>>>>>> +                   || !strcmp(tmpinfo->name, "s25fl256l")) {
>>>>>>> +           return spi_nor_s25fl_l_sr_ready(nor);
>>>>>>> +   }
>>>>>> No, we can't accept flash name comparisons in the SPI NOR core.
>>>>>> If CLSR and RDSR2 are just spansion specific, we can provide a sr_ready
>>>>>> function pointer that can be filled by spansion flashes. Or some other
>>>>>> method depending on the CLSR and RDSR2 exposure through other
>>>>>> manufacturers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ideally one would skim through at least 2 - 3 datasheets from each
>>>>>> manufacturer available in SPI NOR. Preferable each datasheet from
>>>>>> a different manufacturer family. Unfortunately I'm not aware of any
>>>>>> standard that describes all the supported SPI NOR commands.
>>>>>> If you find this overwhelming, I can share the workload with you,
>>>>>> but at best effort. If you go through this by yourself, please
>>>>>> save the name of the datasheet flashes that you go through.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Agree with Tudor. There is quite a bit of variation even within
>>>>> Cypress/Spansion devices. S28 series of flashes have these error bits
>>>>> within SR1 register. See: https://www.cypress.com/file/513996/download
>>>>>
>>>>> So, this cannot be in SPI NOR core.
>>>>>
>>>>> spi_nor_xread_sr(), spi_nor_fsr_ready() and spi_nor_clear_sr() are all
>>>>> vendor/family specific and should be moved to appropriate vendor
>>>>> specific drivers.
>>>> Have to admit the comparisons and the function here are inappropriate,
>>>> though it's the fastest way to fix this problem.
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to move spansion specific operations out of the core.c first,
>>>> basing on sr_ready function pointer or other mechanisms mentioned by
>>>> Tudor, and after that I'll see if I'm capable to cope with the other
>>>> several vendor/family specific functions.
>>>>
>>> The difficulty is not in moving the code in spansion.c, but rather
>>> the documentation effort, to skim through all the datasheets. So if
>>> you're going through all the datasheets to check whether RDSR2 is used
>>> by other vendor or not, please also check the other ops that me and
>>> Vignesh indicated, so that we don't duplicate the effort.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> ta




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