For SPI NOR flash that are larger than 128Mbit (16MiB), we need 4 bytes
of address space to reach the entire flash; however, the original SPI
flash protocol used only 3 bytes for the address. So far, the practice
for handling this has been either to use new command opcodes that are
defined to use 4 bytes for their address, or to use special
mode-switching command to configure all traditionally-3-byte-address
commands to take 4 bytes instead.
Macronix and Spansion developed two incompatible methods for
entering/exiting "4-byte address mode." Micron flash uses the Macronix
method (OPCODE_{EN4B,EX4B}), not the Spansion method.
This patch solves addressing issues on Micron n25q256a and provides the
ability to support other future Micron SPI flash >16MiB.
Quoting a Micron representative:
"Majority of our NOR that needs 4-byte addressing (256Mb or 32MB and
higher) enter and exit 4byte through B7h and E9h commands. The
N25Q256A7xxx and N25Q512A7xxx parts do not support 4-byte addressing
mode via B7h or E9h command."
They further clarified that those that don't support the enter/exit
opcodes (B7h/E9h) are manufactured specifically to come up by default in
4-byte mode. We don't need to treat those parts any diffently, as they
will discard the EN4B opcode as a no-op.
Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Marek Vasut <marex@xxxxxxx>
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 3.10+
---
drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
index b5190c4..a759c1f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static inline int set_4byte(struct m25p *flash, u32 jedec_id, int enable)
{
switch (JEDEC_MFR(jedec_id)) {
case CFI_MFR_MACRONIX:
+ case CFI_MFR_ST: /* Micron, actually */
case 0xEF /* winbond */:
flash->command[0] = enable ? OPCODE_EN4B : OPCODE_EX4B;
return spi_write(flash->spi, flash->command, 1);
--
1.8.1.2
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