Re: [PATCH for 5.2.y] mtd: cfi_cmdset_0002: Use chip_good() to retry in do_write_oneword()

[Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 11:32:51AM +0900, Tokunori Ikegami wrote:
> As reported by the OpenWRT team, write requests sometimes fail on some
> platforms.
> Currently to check the state chip_ready() is used correctly as described by
> the flash memory S29GL256P11TFI01 datasheet.
> Also chip_good() is used to check if the write is succeeded and it was
> implemented by the commit fb4a90bfcd6d8 ("[MTD] CFI-0002 - Improve error
> checking").
> But actually the write failure is caused on some platforms and also it can
> be fixed by using chip_good() to check the state and retry instead.
> Also it seems that it is caused after repeated about 1,000 times to retry
> the write one word with the reset command.
> By using chip_good() to check the state to be done it can be reduced the
> retry with reset.
> It is depended on the actual flash chip behavior so the root cause is
> unknown.
> 
> Cc: Chris Packham <chris.packham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-mtd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Reported-by: Fabio Bettoni <fbettoni@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@xxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Tokunori Ikegami <ikegami.t@xxxxxxxxx>
> [vigneshr@xxxxxx: Fix a checkpatch warning]
> Signed-off-by: Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@xxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c | 18 ++++++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

What is the git commit id of this patch in Linus's tree?

thanks,

greg k-h

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