Re: [PATCH v1 2/5] mtd: rawnand: meson: replace GENMASK() macro with define

From: Arseniy Krasnov
Date: Wed Apr 12 2023 - 06:15:01 EST




On 12.04.2023 13:06, David Laight wrote:
> From: Arseniy Krasnov
>> Sent: 12 April 2023 07:17
>> Subject: [PATCH v1 2/5] mtd: rawnand: meson: replace GENMASK() macro with define
>>
> ...
>> len = mtd->writesize + mtd->oobsize;
>> - cmd = (len & GENMASK(13, 0)) | scrambler | DMA_DIR(dir);
>> + cmd = (len & NFC_CMD_RAW_LEN) | scrambler | DMA_DIR(dir);
>> writel(cmd, nfc->reg_base + NFC_REG_CMD);
>
> What is the point of the mask?
> If the length is too big it just generates a different
> 'hard to debug' error.
> If the length can't be too bit there is no point masking it.

Exactly, thanks for pointing!

Thanks, Arseniy

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> David
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