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From: Scott Wood <scottwood@freescale.com>
To: Vipin Kumar <vipin.kumar@st.com>
Cc: "u-boot@lists.denx.de" <u-boot@lists.denx.de>,
	linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [U-Boot] 4k page ONFI NAND
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:25:29 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F033A09.10202@freescale.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4F02CC0C.8020203@st.com>

On 01/03/2012 03:36 AM, Vipin Kumar wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> We have a Micron 4K page sized ONFI NAND MT29F16G08
> I am encountering frequent errors while reading the device. Although the
> data area is protected for 8bit correction with BCH8 algorithm, the oob
> area is unprotected and is susceptible to bit flips
> 
> These errors are very frequent and it results in jffs2 file system
> mounting problems and other related issues
> 
> I also confirmed the problem through oobtest module.
> 
> Can you please suggest any solutions/workaround

Use ubi -- the OOB will then only be used for ECC.

-Scott

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From: Scott Wood <scottwood@freescale.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] 4k page ONFI NAND
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:25:29 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F033A09.10202@freescale.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4F02CC0C.8020203@st.com>

On 01/03/2012 03:36 AM, Vipin Kumar wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> We have a Micron 4K page sized ONFI NAND MT29F16G08
> I am encountering frequent errors while reading the device. Although the
> data area is protected for 8bit correction with BCH8 algorithm, the oob
> area is unprotected and is susceptible to bit flips
> 
> These errors are very frequent and it results in jffs2 file system
> mounting problems and other related issues
> 
> I also confirmed the problem through oobtest module.
> 
> Can you please suggest any solutions/workaround

Use ubi -- the OOB will then only be used for ECC.

-Scott

  reply	other threads:[~2012-01-03 17:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-03  9:36 4k page ONFI NAND Vipin Kumar
2012-01-03  9:36 ` [U-Boot] " Vipin Kumar
2012-01-03 17:25 ` Scott Wood [this message]
2012-01-03 17:25   ` Scott Wood

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