[NAND Question] When oob_required is used?

From: Masahiro Yamada
Date: Tue Feb 28 2017 - 02:26:41 EST


Hi.


I am seeing the reference implementations for the callback
in drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c


I see only some of them use the argument "oob_required".


- oob_required is used
nand_read_page_raw()
nand_write_page_raw()
nand_write_subpage_hwecc()


- oob_required is ignored
nand_read_page_raw_syndrome()
nand_read_page_swecc()
nand_read_page_hwecc()
nand_read_page_hwecc_oob_first()
nand_read_page_syndrome()
nand_write_page_raw_syndrome()
nand_write_page_swecc()
nand_write_page_hwecc()
nand_write_page_syndrome()



I could not get the logic
when "oob_required" is used.



When implementing drivers, the "oob_required"
should be respected (i.e. oob_poi should be transferred as well),
or is it OK to ignore it?




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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada