Re: [PATCH v1 2/7] mtd: spi-nor: add DDR quad read support

[Huang Shijie <shijie8@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 03:43:51PM +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 06:53:34 AM, Huang Shijie wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 09:45:57PM +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 12:16:50 PM, Huang Shijie wrote:
> > > > This patch adds the DDR quad read support by the following:
> > > >   [1] add SPI_NOR_DDR_QUAD read mode.
> > > >   
> > > >   [2] add DDR Quad read opcodes:
> > > >        SPINOR_OP_READ_1_4_4_D / SPINOR_OP_READ4_1_4_4_D
> > > >   
> > > >   [3] add set_ddr_quad_mode() to initialize for the DDR quad read.
> > > >   
> > > >       Currently it only works for Spansion NOR.
> > > >   
> > > >   [3] set the dummy with 8 for DDR quad read.
> > > >   
> > > >       The m25p80.c can not support the DDR quad read, the SPI NOR
> > > > 
> > > > controller can set the dummy value in its driver, such as
> > > > fsl-quadspi.c.
> > > > 
> > > > Test this patch for Spansion s25fl128s NOR flash.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Huang Shijie <b32955@freescale.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > 
> > > >  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c |   50
> > > > 
> > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h  
> > > > |
> > > > 
> > > >  8 +++++-
> > > >  2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
> > > > b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c index 1a12f81..e2f69db 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
> > > > @@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ static int read_cr(struct spi_nor *nor)
> > > > 
> > > >  static inline int spi_nor_read_dummy_cycles(struct spi_nor *nor)
> > > >  {
> > > >  
> > > >  	switch (nor->flash_read) {
> > > > 
> > > > +	case SPI_NOR_DDR_QUAD:
> > > > +		/*
> > > > +		 * The m25p80.c can not support the DDR quad read.
> > > > +		 * We set the dummy cycles to 8 by default. If the SPI NOR
> > > > +		 * controller driver has already set it before call the
> > > > +		 * spi_nor_scan(), we just keep it as it is.
> > > > +		 */
> > > > +		if (nor->read_dummy)
> > > > +			return nor->read_dummy;
> > > 
> > > Can the controller set this variable to zero ?
> > 
> > The default value of this variable is zero.  It it meaningless to set zero.
> > The DDR Quad read definitely will use a non-zero dummy.
> 
> Can you back this by some documentation please ?

I can not find a document for this. :(

But i have decided to parse out the DT node in here, not in the driver.


thanks
Huang Shijie