Re: [PATCH 10/12] mtd: rawnand: brcmnand: Add BCMBCA read data bus interface

[Miquel Raynal]

Hello again,

> > >>>>> Perhaps we could have a single function that is statically assigned at
> > >>>>> probe time instead of a first helper with two conditions which calls in
> > >>>>> one case another hook... This can be simplified I guess.  
> > >>>>>     >> Well this will need to be done at the SoC specific implementation level (bcm<xxx>_nand.c) and each SoC will need to have either general data bus read func with is_param option or data_bus_read_page, data_bus_read_param.  
> > >>>
> > >>> You told me in case we would use exec_op we could avoid the param
> > >>> cache. If that's true then the whole support can be simplified.  
> > >>>    >> Correct we may possibly unified the parameter data read but exec_op is long shot and we are not fully ready for that yet. It also depends on if the low level data register has endianess difference for the parameter data between difference SoCs.  
> > >>
> > >> So I would like to push the current implementation and we can explore the exec_op option late which will be a much big and complete different implementation.  
> > > 
> > > I am sorry but this series is totally backwards, you're trying to guess
> > > what comes next with the 'is_param' thing, it's exactly what we are
> > > fighting against since 2017. There are plenty of ->exec_op()
> > > conversions out there, I don't believe this one will be harder. You
> > > need to convert the driver to this new API and get rid of this whole
> > > endianness non-sense to simplify a lot the driver.
> > >   
> > I am not guessing anything but just factor out the existing common nand cache read logic into the single default function(or one for page read and another for parameter read as I mentioned in another thread) and allow SoC to overrides the implementation when needed.
> 
> No, you are trying to guess what type of read the core is performing,
> either a regular data page read or a parameter page read.
> 
> > I agree ->exec_op can possibly get rid of the parameter page read function and is the way to go. But it won't help on the page read for endianess.
> 
> You told me there is no endianess issue with the data pages, so why it
> won't help on the page read?
> 
> > It's not that I am against exec_op but I want to take one step a time
> > and I'd like to get these fixes
> 
> I don't see any fix here? Let me know if I am missing something but
> right now I see a new version of the controller being supported with
> its own constraints. If you are fixing existing code for already
> supported platform, then make it clear and we can discuss this. But if
> you just want to support the bcmbca flavor, then there is no risk
> mitigation involved here, and a conversion is the right step :)
> 

I forgot to mention: the exec_op conversion is almost ready, Boris
worked on it but he lacked the hardware so maybe you'll just need to
revive the few patches which target your platform and do a little bit of
debugging?

https://github.com/bbrezillon/linux/commits/nand/exec-op-conversion?after=8a3cf6fd25d5e15c6667f9e95c1fc86e4cb735e6+34&branch=nand%2Fexec-op-conversion&qualified_name=refs%2Fheads%2Fnand%2Fexec-op-conversion

Cheers,
Miquèl