[U-Boot] [PATCHv3] mtd: sf: Add CONFIG_SPI_N25Q256A_RESET for software-reset

[Pavel Machek <pavel@denx.de>]

On Mon 2015-05-11 14:14:32, Jagan Teki wrote:
> On 11 May 2015 at 14:09, Pavel Machek <pavel@denx.de> wrote:
> > On Mon 2015-05-11 14:03:06, Jagan Teki wrote:
> >> On 11 May 2015 at 13:59, Pavel Machek <pavel@denx.de> wrote:
> >> > On Mon 2015-05-11 13:35:04, Jagan Teki wrote:
> >> >> On 11 May 2015 at 13:18, Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de> wrote:
> >> >> > On Sunday, May 10, 2015 at 07:53:46 PM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > [...]
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > As per my early comments on this thread, I'm not happy with this approach
> >> >> >> > of being added flash specific in generic code by simply added like this.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I encounter similar issue before and I simply reverted [1]
> >> >> >> > http://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot.git;a=commit;h=122d805fd4bd478bb83536348291d
> >> >> >> > 34ae648364b
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Please think in a different perceptive like adding any flags to specific
> >> >> >> > vendor with specific part, but that also require proper tested.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Ok, could you explain how you'd like to have it solved? Should we just
> >> >> >> call spi_flash_cmd() from socfpga-specific code?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> But I'm pretty sure similar issue will be encountered on different
> >> >> >> boards, so it would be good to have it in shared place. Do you want me
> >> >> >> to create sf_probe_micron and move it there?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'd just add a flag into the SPI NOR table and in the code, I'd check
> >> >> > if the flag is set and if so, trigger the Micron-specific code. That
> >> >> > ought to be simple and it doesn't introduce any new config options.
> >> >>
> >> >> Ok, solutions - what about Linux same issue or this requirement should be only
> >> >> for u-boot or bootloaders?
> >> >
> >> > Linux probably has same issue.
> >>
> >> Please check the same.
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Do you like Marek's "add a flag to table" proposal?
> >>
> >> Please send the patch to both the ML's.
> >
> > Which mailing lists do you mean?
> 
> I meant to say if something is not working with Linux as well, send the same
> patch to both U-Boot and Linux.

Linux already handles it, see drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c, functions
spi_nor_scan and set_4byte.

									Pavel
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