[U-Boot-Users] Bug in StrataFlash drivers

[Detlev Zundel <dzu@denx.de>]

Hi,

> Hello,
>
>> I can see it hit here too:
>> 		case FLASH_CFI_32BIT:
>>  			cnt = len >> 2;
>>  			break;
>>  		default:
>> it is a div 4operation.. so last 3 bytes may go missin!!
>> Mebbe I am wrong abt it.. but then.. so it seems..

I guess code like this should read like

  cnt = len + (2^n-1) >> n;

For the two cases in question (n=1)

  cnt = len + 1 >> 1;

and (n=2)

  cnt = len + 3 >> 2;

This avoids the branch.

Cheers
  Detlev

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