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

[Arseniy Krasnov]

On 01.06.2023 10:50, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> 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

Hello Miquel,

Sorry. my fault, I'll add this in the next version for 0001 (anyway i think current is not final).

Thanks, Arseniy

> 
>>
>> 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