In function do_write_buffer(), in the for loop, there is a case chip_ready() returns 1 while chip_good() returns 0, so it never break the loop. To fix this, chip_good() is enough and it should timeout if it stay bad for a while. Fixes: dfeae1073583("mtd: cfi_cmdset_0002: Change write buffer to check correct value") Signed-off-by: Yi Huaijie <yihuaijie@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Liu Jian <liujian56@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Tokunori Ikegami <ikegami_to@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- v2->v3: Follow Vignesh's advice: add one more check for check_good() even when time_after() returns true. drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c index 72428b6..3da2376 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c @@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ static int __xipram do_write_buffer(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, continue; } - if (time_after(jiffies, timeo) && !chip_ready(map, adr)) + if (time_after(jiffies, timeo) && !chip_good(map, adr, datum)) break; if (chip_good(map, adr, datum)) { -- 2.7.4 ______________________________________________________ Linux MTD discussion mailing list http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-mtd/