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Re: [PATCH] ath5k: Fix eeprom checksum check for custom sized eeproms

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2010/1/4 Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 2010/1/4 Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>
>>> +
>>> +/* FLASH(EEPROM) Defines for AR531X chips */
>>> +#define AR5K_EEPROM_SIZE_LOWER         0x1b /* size info -- lower */
>>> +#define AR5K_EEPROM_SIZE_UPPER         0x1c /* size info -- upper */
>>> +#define AR5K_EEPROM_SIZE_UPPER_MASK    0xfff0
>>> +#define AR5K_EEPROM_SIZE_UPPER_SHIFT   4
>>> +#define AR5K_EEPROM_SIZE_ENDLOC_SHIFT  12
>>> +
>>
>> AR531X chips are SoCs, are you sure this comment is correct ?
>
> I got that from the legacy HAL, so just using that as a source of
> documentation for this.
>
>> In the docs this marks the end of EAR section (and the end of
>> checksum) for EEPROMs larger than 16k
>> valid values for checksum end are 0x00000C0 to 0x0080000
>
> I didn't see this used, just replicating what I saw in the legacy HAL
> to match the code on Linux with what we have on other operating
> systems. Not sure about the valid values for the checksum as per
> documentation Vs what is implemented, I am just following what I see
> implemented to ensure consistency.
>
>> Also to calculate EEPROM size (stored on the first 4 bits of 0x1c) you
>> do this according to the docs
>> 2 ^ (EEPROM size + 9) and valid values are from 1 to 11 (11 = 1MB)
>
> OK thanks so the eep_max should not be > 11 ?
>

I guess

eep_max > (3 * AR5K_EEPROM_INFO_MAX)

should be

eep_max > 1024



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