[PATCH v5] mtd: rawnand: brcmnand: legacy exec_op implementation
Miquel Raynal
miquel.raynal at bootlin.com
Mon May 26 02:33:33 PDT 2025
Hello,
>> AFAIK, the legacy functions were only using it for
>> NAND_CMD_SET_FEATURES, which we don't support:
>> https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/c86b63b82fde4f96ee94dde827a5f28ff5adeb57/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/brcmnand/brcmnand.c#L1922-L1938
>>
>> The other uses I could find are already covered by our
>> chip->ecc.read/write functions.
>>
>> In any case I've tested the patch for reading, erasing and writing the
>> NAND and so far I haven't found any unsupported error apart from
>> NAND_CMD_GET_FEATURES with a Macronix NAND in the Sercom H500-s
>> (BCM63268).
>> I believe it's used for unlocking the NAND, which isn't needed in that
>> device.
>
> Well, you are restoring an old behavior so I won't ask for a better
> support, but you should normally allow software ECC engines (and even no
> engine at all) and in this case the core will require a write path. I
> honestly think it is not very complex to implement but if someone is
> lacking this feature it can be added later.
>
> Please just fix the braces in the for loop that was reported, but no
> hurry, I'll only take this after -rc1.
Nevermind, I'm applying now. You can send a follow-up patch for -rc1 if
you want.
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