Re: [RFC PATCH 2/8] mtd: rawnand: ams-delta: Write protect device during probe

From: Janusz Krzysztofik
Date: Fri Jul 20 2018 - 14:01:26 EST


On Thursday, July 19, 2018 8:22:00 AM CEST Boris Brezillon wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 01:57:04 +0200
> Janusz Krzysztofik <jmkrzyszt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Initialize NWP GPIO pin low to protect the device from hazard during
> > probe. Release write protection as soon as the device is under
> > control.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Janusz Krzysztofik <jmkrzyszt@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c | 10 ++++++++--
> > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c
> > index 48233d638d2a..6ac38e9cfa1a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c
> > +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c
> > @@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ static int ams_delta_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
> >
> > platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
> >
> > - /* Set chip enabled, but */
> > - priv->gpiod_nwp = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "nwp", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
> > + /* Set chip enabled but write protected */
> > + priv->gpiod_nwp = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "nwp", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
> > if (IS_ERR(priv->gpiod_nwp)) {
> > err = PTR_ERR(priv->gpiod_nwp);
> > dev_err(&pdev->dev, "NWP GPIO request failed (%d)\n", err);
> > @@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ static int ams_delta_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > if (err)
> > goto out_mtd;
> >
> > + /* As soon as the device is found, release write protection */
> > + gpiod_set_value(priv->gpiod_nwp, 1);
>
> Please don't do that until we have a generic way to assert/deassert WP
> from the core. I agree that we shouldn't write things in the
> nand_scan() path, but I'd be more comfortable if the core had control
> on this pin just in case we ever need to disable write-protection
> during chip detection/initialization.

OK, I can drop this patch for now if that's what you suggest.

Thanks,
Janusz