Re: [RFC PATCH v5 0/6] refactoring, fixes and updates for Meson NAND

[Miquel Raynal]

Hi Arseniy,

AVKrasnov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on Thu, 1 Jun 2023 09:18:43 +0300:

> Hello,
> 
> this patchset does several things:

All the fixes should contain:

Fixes: <hash> ("log")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> 
> 1) Fixes value of ready/busy command. This new value was suggested by
>    Liang Yang <liang.yang@xxxxxxxxxxx>.
> 
> 2) Adds waiting for command completion by calling 'nand_soft_waitrdy()'
>    instead of using ready/busy pin and command from 1). This is really
>    needed because I don't have device with such pin implemented.
> 
> 3) It moves OOB free bytes to non-protected by ECC area. Here are some
>    details:
> 
>    Current OOB free bytes are 4 bytes (2 x 2 user bytes) under ECC engine.
>    Here is how it looks like in the current implementation:
> 
>    [ 2B user bytes ][     14B ECC codes    ]
>    [ 2B user bytes ][     14B ECC codes    ]
>    [ 16B unused area, not protected by ECC ]
>    [ 16B unused area, not protected by ECC ]
> 
>    All 4 user bytes are protected by ECC. This patch changes OOB free
>    bytes in this way:
> 
>    [ 2B unused area ][     14B ECC codes     ]
>    [ 2B unused area ][     14B ECC codes     ]
>    [  16B user bytes, not protected by ECC   ]
>    [  16B user bytes, not protected by ECC   ]
> 
>    Now OOB user bytes are 32 bytes instead of 4 bytes and not protected
>    by ECC.
> 
>    Motivation of this layout comes from problem with JFFS2. It uses OOB
>    free bytes for cleanmarkers. Each cleanmarker is 4 bytes and written
>    by JFFS2 driver (small remark - cleanmarkers are always written in
>    case of NAND storage for JFFS2).
>    We have two ways to write this data to OOB (e.g. user bytes):
> 
>    1) ECC mode. In this case it will be ECC covered user bytes, e.g.
>       writing this bytes will update ECC codes. Problem fires, when
>       JFFS2 tries to write this page later - this write makes controller
>       to update ECC codes again, but it is impossible to do it correctly,
>       because we can't update bits from 0 to 1 (only from 1 to 0).
> 
>    2) Raw mode. In this case ECC codes won't be updated. But later, it
>       will be impossible to read this page in ECC mode, because we have
>       some user bytes, but ECC codes are missed.
> 
>    So let's move OOB free bytes out of ECC area. In this case we can
>    read/write OOB separately in raw mode and at the same time work with
>    data in ECC mode. JFFS2 is happy now. User bytes are untouched - all
>    of them are ignored during non-OOB access.
> 
>    I've tested this with mount/unmount/read/write cases for JFFS2 and
>    nanddump/nandwrite utlities on AXG family (A113X SoC).
> 
>    Here is link to discussion:
>    https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/a9f8307a-77d7-a69f-ce11-2629909172d2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/#m3087bd06386a7f430cd5e343e22b25d724d3e2d7
> 
> 4) Replaces calculation of OOB related thing with macros. This is just
>    cosmetic change.
> 
> 5) Checks buffer length on accesses to NAND controller.
> 
> 6) Removes useless bitwise OR with zeroes.
> 
> Link to v1:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20230412061700.1492474-1-AVKrasnov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> Link to v2:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20230426073632.3905682-1-AVKrasnov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> Link to v3:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20230510110835.26115-1-AVKrasnov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> Link to v4:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20230515094440.3552094-1-AVKrasnov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> Changelog:
> 
> v1 -> v2:
>  * Add patch which renames dts value for chip select.
>  * Add patch which moves OOB to non-protected ECC area.
> v2 -> v3:
>  * Change patch which fixes read/write access according discussion link
>    in 1) above.
> v3 -> v4:
>  * Remove patch which renames dts value for chip select.
>    Here is link to discussion:
>    https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20230510110835.26115-7-AVKrasnov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>  * Pass 1 to 'meson_nfc_queue_rb()' in case of NAND_OP_WAITRDY_INSTR.
>    This fixes ONFI page processing during NAND driver initialization.
> v4 -> v5:
>  * Move update of 'NFC_CMD_RB_INT' to the separate patch.
>  * Replace code which uses extra status and READ0 commands for waiting
>    command with 'nand_soft_waitrdy()'. In fact this patch adds second
>    mode for command waiting by using 'nand_soft_waitrdy()'.
>  * For OOB layout patch see changelog in a patch file.
>  * For check length patch see changelog in a patch file.
> 
> Arseniy Krasnov (6):
>   mtd: rawnand: meson: fix ready/busy command
>   mtd: rawnand: meson: wait for command in polling mode
>   mtd: rawnand: meson: only expose unprotected user OOB bytes
>   mtd: rawnand: meson: use macro for OOB area
>   mtd: rawnand: meson: check buffer length
>   mtd: rawnand: meson: remove unneeded bitwise OR with zeroes
> 
>  drivers/mtd/nand/raw/meson_nand.c | 234 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 182 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
> 


Thanks,
Miquèl