On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 12:04:27PM +0100, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote:
> From: White Ding <bpqw@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Do nand reset before write protect check.
>
> If we want to check the WP# low or high through STATUS READ and check bit 7,
> we must reset the device, other operation (eg.erase/program a locked block) can
> also clear the bit 7 of status register.
>
> As we know the status register can be refreshed, if we do some operation to trigger it,
> for example if we do erase/program operation to one block that is locked, then READ STATUS,
> the bit 7 of READ STATUS will be 0 indicate the device in write protect, then if we do
> erase/program operation to another block that is unlocked, the bit 7 of READ STATUS will
> be 1 indicate the device is not write protect.
> Suppose we checked the bit 7 of READ STATUS is 0 then judge the WP# is low (write protect),
> but in this case the WP# maybe high if we do erase/program operation to a locked block,
> so we must reset the device if we want to check the WP# low or high through STATUS READ and
> check bit 7.
Have you observed a failure this patch fixes or what is your motivation
to send this patch?
Sascha
>
> Signed-off-by: White Ding <bpqw@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@xxxxxxxxx>
> [Cherry-picked from linux: 57d3a9a89a06 mtd: nand: fix nand_lock/unlock() function]
> Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
> index ccf96150429a..128802fa5c20 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
> @@ -852,6 +852,15 @@ int nand_unlock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
>
> chip->select_chip(mtd, chipnr);
>
> + /*
> + * Reset the chip.
> + * If we want to check the WP through READ STATUS and check the bit 7
> + * we must reset the chip
> + * some operation can also clear the bit 7 of status register
> + * eg. erase/program a locked block
> + */
> + chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_RESET, -1, -1);
> +
> /* Check, if it is write protected */
> if (nand_check_wp(mtd)) {
> pr_debug("%s: device is write protected!\n",
> @@ -902,6 +911,15 @@ int nand_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
>
> chip->select_chip(mtd, chipnr);
>
> + /*
> + * Reset the chip.
> + * If we want to check the WP through READ STATUS and check the bit 7
> + * we must reset the chip
> + * some operation can also clear the bit 7 of status register
> + * eg. erase/program a locked block
> + */
> + chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_RESET, -1, -1);
> +
> /* Check, if it is write protected */
> if (nand_check_wp(mtd)) {
> pr_debug("%s: device is write protected!\n",
> --
> 2.19.1
>
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