Re: [PATCH] Add spi-nor driver for Realtek RTL838x/RTL839x switch SoCs

Bert Vermeulen
2020-12-20T15:37:25Z

On 12/20/20 9:51 AM, Chuanhong Guo wrote:
> Hi!
>
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 7:01 AM Bert Vermeulen <bert@biot.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 12/16/20 9:30 AM, Tudor.Ambarus@microchip.com wrote:
>> > On 12/15/20 11:46 PM, Bert Vermeulen wrote:
>> >> This driver supports the spiflash core in all RTL838x/RTL839x SoCs,
>> >> and likely some older models as well (RTL8196C).
>> >>
>> > Can we use SPIMEM and move this under drivers/spi/ instead?
>>
>> I wasn't aware spimem was the thing to use for new drivers. I will rewrite
>> the driver to that API.
>
> Are there any limitations preventing this from being implemented as a
> generic SPI controller?
> spi-nor and spi-mem are designed for controllers which can only perform
> spi-mem/spi-nor specific transfers. I can't find such limitations from
> your current driver code.
>
> BTW I found a SPI controller driver for RTL8196C here: [0]
> It seems pretty similar to the controller you are working on.
>
> [0]:
https://github.com/hackpascal/lede-rtl8196c/blob/realtek/target/linux/realtek/files/drivers/spi/spi-realtek.c

The SoC's SPI core is very much intended for SPI flash use only, and indeed
we haven't come across anything else connected to that SPI bus in dozens of
devices.

I wrote my driver based on Realtek code and a datasheet for the (older)
RTL8196C found floating around the net, and found no inconsistencies.

I hadn't seen that RTL8196C driver, but if it works that proves a plain SPI
driver will do. I'll investigate.

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Bert Vermeulen
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