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From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@collabora.com>
To: masonccyang@mxic.com.tw
Cc: bbrezillon@kernel.org, juliensu@mxic.com.tw, richard@nod.at,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, marek.vasut@gmail.com,
	linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, miquel.raynal@bootlin.com,
	computersforpeace@gmail.com, dwmw2@infradead.org,
	zhengxunli@mxic.com.tw
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: rawnand: Add Macronix NAND read retry and randomizer support
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 11:47:01 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190409114701.744c2c8c@collabora.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OF6C97E4DE.45261545-ON482583D7.00340468-482583D7.0034B3FE@mxic.com.tw>

On Tue, 9 Apr 2019 17:35:39 +0800
masonccyang@mxic.com.tw wrote:

> > > +
> > > +static const struct kobj_attribute sysfs_mxic_nand =
> > > +   __ATTR(nand_random, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
> > > +          mxic_nand_rand_type_show,
> > > +          mxic_nand_rand_type_store);  
> > 
> > No, we don't want to expose that through a sysfs file, especially since
> > changing the randomizer config means making the NAND unreadable for
> > those that have used it before the change.
> >   
> 
> Our on-die randomizer is still readable from user after the function 
> is enabled.

You mean the memory is still readable no matter the randomizer state.
Not sure how that's possible, but okay.

> This randomizer is just like a internal memory cell 
> reliability enhanced.

Why don't you enable it by default then?

> It could be enable at any time with OTP bit function and that's why
> we patch it by sys-fs.

Sorry, but that's not a good reason to expose that through sysfs.

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-04-09  9:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-04-09  3:22 [PATCH] mtd: rawnand: Add Macronix NAND read retry and randomizer support Mason Yang
2019-04-09  7:04 ` Boris Brezillon
     [not found]   ` <OF6C97E4DE.45261545-ON482583D7.00340468-482583D7.0034B3FE@mxic.com.tw>
2019-04-09  9:47     ` Boris Brezillon [this message]
     [not found]       ` <OF9601E14B.A48284C4-ON482583D8.0005E3EB-482583D8.0006CC14@mxic.com.tw>
2019-04-10  7:16         ` Miquel Raynal
     [not found]           ` <OF37AF39D0.77A1B5F5-ON482583D8.002E12E6-482583D8.002FA5B1@mxic.com.tw>
2019-04-10  9:15             ` Miquel Raynal
2019-04-10  7:22         ` Boris Brezillon
     [not found]           ` <OF071D3608.9D6D2523-ON482583D9.00173F52-482583D9.0018188C@mxic.com.tw>
2019-04-11  6:53             ` Boris Brezillon
     [not found]               ` <OF34672B6F.AACFE22C-ON482583D9.00335814-482583D9.0033A673@mxic.com.tw>
2019-04-11  9:29                 ` Boris Brezillon
     [not found]                   ` <OF84BD5411.301E92AC-ON482583DF.000CC3CC-482583DF.000F4920@mxic.com.tw>
2019-04-17  7:08                     ` Miquel Raynal
     [not found]                       ` <OFD55A67FA.88C5BFBC-ON482583E0.0011385B-482583E0.00133C32@mxic.com.tw>
2019-04-29  9:34                         ` Miquel Raynal
2019-04-17  7:11                     ` Boris Brezillon

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