Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] nvmem: brcm_nvram: use buffered nvram data for cell values

["Arınç ÜNAL" <arinc.unal@arinc9.com>]

On 7.02.2023 11:42, Willem-Jan de Hoog wrote:
> On OpenWrt 22.03.3, Asus RT-AC88U does not boot anymore:
> 
>    UBI: auto-attach mtd4
>    ubi0: attaching mtd4
>    ubi0 error: 0xc04f0b3c: PEB 0 contains corrupted VID header, and the
>       data does not contain all 0xFF
>    ubi0 error: 0xc04f0b4c: this may be a non-UBI PEB or a severe VID
>       header corruption which requires manual inspection
> 
> The problem seems to be that brcm_nvram_read accesses its (mapped) io
> memory. When doing so the correct data is read but after that the
> mtd/ubi process fails to work.
> 
> The bcm47xx_nvram.c code has buffered the nvram data so the cells value
> can be read from there.
> 
> v3:
> - Export symbol for modules.
> - No dependency on Kconfig.
> 
> v2:
> - Fix the wrong author information.
> 
> v1:
> - arinc.unal: Improved patch subject and log
> 
> Willem-Jan de Hoog (2):
>    The bcm47xx code makes a copy of the NVRAM data in ram. Allow access
>      to this data so property values can be read using nvmem cell api.
>    The bcm47xx module has a copy of the NVRAM data in ram. When available
>      use this one instead of reading from io memory since it causes
>      mtd/ubi to fail.

I believe you're supposed to put the subject of the patches here, keep 
that in mind for future contributions. No need to resubmit as this is 
just composition.

Arınç