From: josh.wu@atmel.com (Josh Wu)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] mtd: atmel_nand: make ecc parameters same as definition
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:20:45 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <539954CD.5080309@atmel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5397CBF9.800@atmel.com>
Hi, Bo
On 6/11/2014 11:24 AM, Bo Shen wrote:
> Hi Josh,
>
> On 06/09/2014 06:30 PM, Josh Wu wrote:
>> Hi, Bo
>>
>> Thanks for the patch.
>>
>> On 6/6/2014 4:02 PM, Bo Shen wrote:
>>> If the ecc parameter is not the same as definition, when the
>>> mtd core check these parameters, it will give the unexpected
>>> result.
>> Could you be more specific to tell what kind of result will happened?
>
> For example:
> When try to calculate how many bits can correct in one page according
> to the definition, it will give the wrong result.
>
> one page correct bits = (mtd->writesize * ecc->strength) / ecc->size;
>
> take the following use case as an example:
> mtd->writesize = 2048 bytes,
> ecc->strength = 4 bytes, (for 512 bytes)
>
> before this patch, the ecc->size = 2048, so the result is 4 bytes.
>
> after this patch, the ecc->size = 512, so the result is 16 bytes.
>
> The maximum correct bytes is 16 bytes while not 4 bytes. So, if not align
That is clear enough, thanks. The patch is fine to me. so
Acked-by: Josh Wu <josh.wu@atmel.com>
>
> Best Regards,
> Bo Shen
Best Regards,
Josh Wu
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-06-12 7:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-06-06 8:02 [PATCH] mtd: atmel_nand: make ecc parameters same as definition Bo Shen
2014-06-09 10:30 ` Josh Wu
2014-06-11 3:24 ` Bo Shen
2014-06-12 7:20 ` Josh Wu [this message]
2014-06-12 7:26 ` Nicolas Ferre
2014-06-12 7:45 ` Bo Shen
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