On Tue, Dec 10, 2019, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > The second one is not needed, if you would add "ranges" for the
> > > memory-mapped mode.
> >
> > I'm not sure we can do that. The flash bus is accessed via a window
> > with the high bits in the DREAR reg, even in the direct read mode...
>
> So if the FLASH is too large, you cannot access all of it without programming
> the high bits.
> However, when using XIP, you're limited to the window size anyway.
If your SPI flash supports 32-bit address commands, ("4READ" for
example) then all 32-bit are sent out.
The 'high bits' that he's talking about is for accessing SPI that is
beyond the XIP window size.
For example, the RZ/A1 has 64MB window size (RZ/A2=256MB). Meaning
anything above 64MB is not accessible.
However, you could program this register to basically change the window
starting point and make the upper 64MB of a 128MB flash visible and the
lower 64MB portion hidden.
For an XIP system, this is one way of doing a remote firmware update
and keeping the old copy around just in case you need to revert back.
Anyway, the point is this doesn't matter in either the MTD/SPI or
MTD/ROM operation of the driver as far as I can see.
Chris
