Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] mtd: spi-nor: add support to unlock flash device.

From: Paul Walmsley
Date: Tue Apr 30 2019 - 13:19:23 EST


On Sun, 28 Apr 2019, Sagar Shrikant Kadam wrote:

> Nor device (is25wp256 mounted on HiFive unleashed Rev A00 board) from ISSI
> have memory blocks guarded by block protection bits BP[0,1,2,3].
>
> Clearing block protection bits,unlocks the flash memory regions
> The unlock scheme is registered during nor scans.

This also looks like it's partially based on Wes or Palmer's patch from

https://github.com/riscv/riscv-linux/commit/c94e267766d62bc9a669611c3d0c8ed5ea26569b

Please note that in the patch message.

> Signed-off-by: Sagar Shrikant Kadam <sagar.kadam@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
> index c5408ed..81c7b3e 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
> @@ -1461,6 +1461,46 @@ static int macronix_quad_enable(struct spi_nor *nor)
> }
>
> /**
> + * issi_unlock() - clear BP[0123] write-protection.
> + * @nor: pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'
> + * @ofs: offset from which to unlock memory
> + * @len: number of bytes to unlock
> + * Bits [2345] of the Status Register are BP[0123].
> + * ISSI chips use a different block protection scheme than other chips.
> + * Just disable the write-protect unilaterally.
> + * Return: 0 on success, -errno otherwise.

This is closer to kernel-doc format, but not quite. Please update this to
align to

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst#n57


- Paul

> + */
> +static int issi_unlock(struct spi_nor *nor, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
> +{
> + int ret, val;
> + u8 mask = SR_BP0 | SR_BP1 | SR_BP2 | SR_BP3;
> +
> + val = read_sr(nor);
> + if (val < 0)
> + return val;
> + if (!(val & mask))
> + return 0;
> +
> + write_enable(nor);
> +
> + write_sr(nor, val & ~mask);
> +
> + ret = spi_nor_wait_till_ready(nor);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + ret = read_sr(nor);
> + if (ret > 0 && !(ret & mask)) {
> + dev_info(nor->dev,
> + "ISSI Block Protection Bits cleared SR=0x%x", ret);
> + return 0;
> + } else {
> + dev_err(nor->dev, "ISSI Block Protection Bits not cleared\n");
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
> +}
> +
> +/**
> * spansion_quad_enable() - set QE bit in Configuraiton Register.
> * @nor: pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'
> *
> @@ -1836,7 +1876,7 @@ static int sr2_bit7_quad_enable(struct spi_nor *nor)
> SECT_4K | SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ) },
> { "is25wp256", INFO(0x9d7019, 0, 64 * 1024, 1024,
> SECT_4K | SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ |
> - SPI_NOR_4B_OPCODES)
> + SPI_NOR_4B_OPCODES | SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK)
> },
>
> /* Macronix */
> @@ -4078,6 +4118,12 @@ int spi_nor_scan(struct spi_nor *nor, const char *name,
> nor->flash_is_locked = stm_is_locked;
> }
>
> + /* NOR protection support for ISSI chips */
> + if (JEDEC_MFR(info) == SNOR_MFR_ISSI ||
> + info->flags & SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK) {
> + nor->flash_unlock = issi_unlock;
> +
> + }
> if (nor->flash_lock && nor->flash_unlock && nor->flash_is_locked) {
> mtd->_lock = spi_nor_lock;
> mtd->_unlock = spi_nor_unlock;
> diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
> index ff13297..9a7d719 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
> @@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
> #define SR_BP0 BIT(2) /* Block protect 0 */
> #define SR_BP1 BIT(3) /* Block protect 1 */
> #define SR_BP2 BIT(4) /* Block protect 2 */
> +#define SR_BP3 BIT(5) /* Block protect 3 for ISSI device*/
> #define SR_TB BIT(5) /* Top/Bottom protect */
> #define SR_SRWD BIT(7) /* SR write protect */
> /* Spansion/Cypress specific status bits */
> --
> 1.9.1
>
>