Re: [PATCH] spi: spi-qpic-snand: handle 'use_ecc' parameter of qcom_spi_config_cw_read()

[Konrad Dybcio]

On 8/12/25 1:06 PM, Gabor Juhos wrote:
> 2025. 08. 12. 11:55 keltezéssel, Konrad Dybcio írta:
>> On 8/8/25 7:15 PM, Gabor Juhos wrote:
>>> During raw read, neither the status of the ECC correction nor the erased
>>> state of the codeword gets checked by the qcom_spi_read_cw_raw() function,
>>> so in case of raw access reading the corresponding registers via DMA is
>>> superfluous.
>>>
>>> Extend the qcom_spi_config_cw_read() function to evaluate the existing
>>> (but actually unused) 'use_ecc' parameter, and configure reading only
>>> the flash status register when ECC is not used.
>>>
>>> With the change, the code gets in line with the corresponding part of
>>> the config_nand_cw_read() function in the qcom_nandc driver.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Gabor Juhos <j4g8y7@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/spi/spi-qpic-snand.c | 11 ++++++++---
>>>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-qpic-snand.c b/drivers/spi/spi-qpic-snand.c
>>> index 7b76d2c82a5287df13ee6fcebc4abbe58ca861ee..119003c4784890458a41c67fa8bc17d721030b0d 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/spi/spi-qpic-snand.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-qpic-snand.c
>>> @@ -494,9 +494,14 @@ qcom_spi_config_cw_read(struct qcom_nand_controller *snandc, bool use_ecc, int c
>>>  	qcom_write_reg_dma(snandc, &snandc->regs->cmd, NAND_FLASH_CMD, 1, NAND_BAM_NEXT_SGL);
>>>  	qcom_write_reg_dma(snandc, &snandc->regs->exec, NAND_EXEC_CMD, 1, NAND_BAM_NEXT_SGL);
>>>  
>>> -	qcom_read_reg_dma(snandc, NAND_FLASH_STATUS, 2, 0);
>>> -	qcom_read_reg_dma(snandc, NAND_ERASED_CW_DETECT_STATUS, 1,
>>> -			  NAND_BAM_NEXT_SGL);
>>> +	if (use_ecc) {
>>> +		qcom_read_reg_dma(snandc, NAND_FLASH_STATUS, 2, 0);
>>
>> Why are we reading 2 registers (the 2 in the func call) here, ...
> 
> Because when ECC is used, we need the status of the ECC correction from the
> NAND_BUFFER_STATUS register which is placed right after the NAND_FLASH_STATUS.
> 
> Here are the relevant definitions from the 'nand-qpic-common.h' header for
> reference:
> 
> #define	NAND_FLASH_STATUS		0x14
> #define	NAND_BUFFER_STATUS		0x18
> 
> So the two registers can be read with a single DMA operation.
> 
>> ... but 1 everywhere else?
> 
> When ECC is not used, we only need the value from the NAND_FLASH_STATUS
> register, so we don't have to read two registers.

OK yeah I can see that

Reviewed-by: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Konrad