Re: [PATCH] mtd: Apply Numonyx Axcell P33/P30 workaround for Lock/Unlock bug.

[Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 2010-10-19 at 16:24 +0200, Philippe De Muyter wrote:
> Some flash chips have a small but annoying bug, documented in
>     "Numonyx Axcell P33/P30 256-Mbit Specification Update"
> 
>     It states :
>     When customer uses [...] block unlock, the block lock status might
>     be altered inadvertently. Lock status might be set to either 01h
>     or 03h unexpectedly (00h as expected data), which leads to
>     program/erase failure on certain blocks.
> 
>     A workaround is given, (summary : issue a "Read Lock Status" before
>     the "Lock" or "Unlock" command) which I have applied and tested
>     with success.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Philippe De Muyter <phdm@macqel.be>

Is this Numonyx-specific issue? Should there be some kind of "if
(numonyx)" statement?

May be Nicolas could validate the patch?

> ---
>  drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c |    9 +++++++++
>  1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
> index 9e2b7e9..0d0ae41 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
> @@ -2047,6 +2047,7 @@ static int __xipram do_xxlock_oneblock(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip
>  {
>  	struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;
>  	struct cfi_pri_intelext *extp = cfi->cmdset_priv;
> +	int ofs_factor = cfi->interleave * cfi->device_type;
>  	int udelay;
>  	int ret;
>  
> @@ -2062,6 +2063,14 @@ static int __xipram do_xxlock_oneblock(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip
>  	ENABLE_VPP(map);
>  	xip_disable(map, chip, adr);
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Issue a "Read Lock Status" before the "Lock" or "Unlock" :
> +	 * see errata "Numonyx Axcell P33/P30 Specification Update" :)
> +	 */
> +	map_write(map, CMD(0x90), adr+(2*ofs_factor));
> +	chip->state = FL_JEDEC_QUERY;
> +	cfi_read_query(map, adr+(2*ofs_factor));
> +
>  	map_write(map, CMD(0x60), adr);
>  	if (thunk == DO_XXLOCK_ONEBLOCK_LOCK) {
>  		map_write(map, CMD(0x01), adr);

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Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (Артём Битюцкий)