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From: Huang Shijie <b32955@freescale.com>
To: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>
Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org,
	"Shawn Guo" <shawn.guo@freescale.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	"Lothar Waßmann" <LW@KARO-electronics.de>
Subject: Re: [i.MX28 GPMI] problem overwriting all-0xff data in NAND
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:18:26 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E263AF2.60103@freescale.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110719133602.GJ1951@pengutronix.de>

Hi Wolfram:
>>>>> I am debugging the DMA bug now. and I will send it out when i fix it.
>>>>>
>>>> What sort of DMA bug?
>>>>
>>> The DMA may time-out. :(
>>>
>>> The DMA time-out may occur in two situations:
>>> [1] send a command DMA descriptor, see the nfc->send_command() function.
>>> [2] read the non-ecc data from nand, see the nfc->read_data() function.
>>>
>>> I don't know why. Maybe caused by the timing, or something else.
> I am confused. The send-command DMA timeout prevents any write for me.
> You guys surely would have noticed if you have been bitten as well. Does
> it depend on the NAND chip?
I think It does not depend on the NAND chip.
My test chip is Samsung K9G8G08U0M.
Sometimes, I can run a long time while there is no DMA timeout occurring;
Sometimes, the bug appears right away.


>> Maybe you are missing this patch:
>> http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2011-April/049105.html
>> I sent it in April, but apparently it has not been integrated in
>> mainline or the pengutronix git.
> Well, just resend them; might be worth trying Shawn's comment, too (if
> that reset is really needed). BTW they didn't help for my case :(
I also tested the patch. It did not work too.

Best Regards
Huang Shijie
> Regards,
>
>     Wolfram
>

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From: b32955@freescale.com (Huang Shijie)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [i.MX28 GPMI] problem overwriting all-0xff data in NAND
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:18:26 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E263AF2.60103@freescale.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110719133602.GJ1951@pengutronix.de>

Hi Wolfram:
>>>>> I am debugging the DMA bug now. and I will send it out when i fix it.
>>>>>
>>>> What sort of DMA bug?
>>>>
>>> The DMA may time-out. :(
>>>
>>> The DMA time-out may occur in two situations:
>>> [1] send a command DMA descriptor, see the nfc->send_command() function.
>>> [2] read the non-ecc data from nand, see the nfc->read_data() function.
>>>
>>> I don't know why. Maybe caused by the timing, or something else.
> I am confused. The send-command DMA timeout prevents any write for me.
> You guys surely would have noticed if you have been bitten as well. Does
> it depend on the NAND chip?
I think It does not depend on the NAND chip.
My test chip is Samsung K9G8G08U0M.
Sometimes, I can run a long time while there is no DMA timeout occurring;
Sometimes, the bug appears right away.


>> Maybe you are missing this patch:
>> http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2011-April/049105.html
>> I sent it in April, but apparently it has not been integrated in
>> mainline or the pengutronix git.
> Well, just resend them; might be worth trying Shawn's comment, too (if
> that reset is really needed). BTW they didn't help for my case :(
I also tested the patch. It did not work too.

Best Regards
Huang Shijie
> Regards,
>
>     Wolfram
>

  reply	other threads:[~2011-07-20  2:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-07-18 13:13 [i.MX28 GPMI] problem overwriting all-0xff data in NAND Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-18 13:13 ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-18 14:56 ` Ivan Djelic
2011-07-18 14:56   ` Ivan Djelic
2011-07-19  5:59   ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-19  5:59     ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-19  6:48     ` Ivan Djelic
2011-07-19  6:48       ` Ivan Djelic
2011-07-18 16:43 ` Shawn Guo
2011-07-18 16:43   ` Shawn Guo
2011-07-19  2:12   ` Huang Shijie
2011-07-19  2:12     ` Huang Shijie
2011-07-19  6:02     ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-19  6:02       ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-19  7:03       ` Huang Shijie
2011-07-19  7:03         ` Huang Shijie
2011-07-19  9:55         ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-19  9:55           ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-19 13:36           ` Wolfram Sang
2011-07-19 13:36             ` Wolfram Sang
2011-07-20  2:18             ` Huang Shijie [this message]
2011-07-20  2:18               ` Huang Shijie
2011-07-20  8:51               ` Wolfram Sang
2011-07-20  8:51                 ` Wolfram Sang
2011-07-20 10:34                 ` Huang Shijie
2011-07-20  4:55           ` Huang Shijie
2011-07-20  4:55             ` Huang Shijie
2011-07-20  6:22             ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-20  6:22               ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-20  5:16     ` Artem Bityutskiy
2011-07-20  5:16       ` Artem Bityutskiy
2011-07-20  5:19       ` Artem Bityutskiy
2011-07-20  5:19         ` Artem Bityutskiy
2011-07-19  6:00   ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-19  6:00     ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-20  6:44   ` Huang Shijie
2011-07-20  6:44     ` Huang Shijie
2011-07-20  8:10     ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-20  8:10       ` Lothar Waßmann
2011-07-20  8:35     ` Artem Bityutskiy
2011-07-20  8:35       ` Artem Bityutskiy
2011-07-20  5:12 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2011-07-20  5:12   ` Artem Bityutskiy

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