This patch provides an alternative mean to support memory above 16MiB
(128Mib) by replacing 3byte address op codes by their associated 4byte
address versions.
Using the dedicated 4byte address op codes doesn't change the internal
state of the SPI NOR memory as opposed to using other means such as
updating a Base Address Register (BAR) and sending command to enter/leave
the 4byte mode.
Hence when a CPU reset occurs, early bootloaders don't need to be aware
of BAR value or 4byte mode being enabled: they can still access the first
16MiB of the SPI NOR memory using the regular 3byte address op codes.
Signed-off-by: Cyrille Pitchen <[email protected]>
---
Hi all,
This patch was tested on a sama5d2 xplained board + Macronix mx25l25635e.
Best regards,
Cyrille
drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig | 12 +++++
drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c | 105 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h | 23 ++++++---
3 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
index d42c98e1f581..7fae36fc8526 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4K_SECTORS
Please note that some tools/drivers/filesystems may not work with
4096 B erase size (e.g. UBIFS requires 15 KiB as a minimum).
+config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4B_OPCODES
+ bool "Use 4-byte address op codes"
+ default n
+ help
+ This is an alternative to the "Enter/Exit 4-byte mode" commands and
+ Base Address Register (BAR) updates to support flash size above 16MiB.
+ Using dedicated 4-byte address op codes for (Fast) Read, Page Program
+ and Sector Erase operations avoids changing the internal state of the
+ SPI NOR memory. Hence if a CPU reset occurs, early bootloaders can
+ still use regular 3-byte address op codes and read from the very first
+ 16MiB of the flash memory.
+
config SPI_FSL_QUADSPI
tristate "Freescale Quad SPI controller"
depends on ARCH_MXC || SOC_LS1021A || ARCH_LAYERSCAPE || COMPILE_TEST
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
index 157841dc3e99..b33b6a1b7b4d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
@@ -188,6 +188,81 @@ static inline struct spi_nor *mtd_to_spi_nor(struct mtd_info *mtd)
return mtd->priv;
}
+
+struct spi_nor_address_entry {
+ u8 src_opcode;
+ u8 dst_opcode;
+};
+
+static u8 spi_nor_convert_opcode(u8 opcode,
+ const struct spi_nor_address_entry *entries,
+ size_t num_entries)
+{
+ int min, max;
+
+ min = 0;
+ max = num_entries - 1;
+ while (min <= max) {
+ int mid = (min + max) >> 1;
+ const struct spi_nor_address_entry *entry = &entries[mid];
+
+ if (opcode == entry->src_opcode)
+ return entry->dst_opcode;
+
+ if (opcode < entry->src_opcode)
+ max = mid - 1;
+ else
+ min = mid + 1;
+ }
+
+ /* No conversion found */
+ return opcode;
+}
+
+static u8 spi_nor_3to4_opcode(u8 opcode)
+{
+ /* MUST be sorted by 3byte opcode */
+#define ENTRY_3TO4(_opcode) { _opcode, _opcode##_4B }
+ static const struct spi_nor_address_entry spi_nor_3to4_table[] = {
+ ENTRY_3TO4(SPINOR_OP_PP), /* 0x02 */
+ ENTRY_3TO4(SPINOR_OP_READ), /* 0x03 */
+ ENTRY_3TO4(SPINOR_OP_READ_FAST), /* 0x0b */
+ ENTRY_3TO4(SPINOR_OP_BE_4K), /* 0x20 */
+ ENTRY_3TO4(SPINOR_OP_QUAD_PP), /* 0x32 */
+ ENTRY_3TO4(SPINOR_OP_QUAD_PP_MX), /* 0x38 */
+ ENTRY_3TO4(SPINOR_OP_READ_1_1_2), /* 0x3b */
+ ENTRY_3TO4(SPINOR_OP_READ_1_1_4), /* 0x6b */
+ ENTRY_3TO4(SPINOR_OP_READ_1_2_2), /* 0xbb */
+ ENTRY_3TO4(SPINOR_OP_SE), /* 0xd8 */
+ ENTRY_3TO4(SPINOR_OP_READ_1_4_4), /* 0xeb */
+ };
+#undef ENTRY_3TO4
+
+ return spi_nor_convert_opcode(opcode, spi_nor_3to4_table,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(spi_nor_3to4_table));
+}
+
+static void spi_nor_set_4byte_opcodes(struct spi_nor *nor,
+ const struct flash_info *info)
+{
+ /* Do some manufacturer fixups first */
+ switch (JEDEC_MFR(info)) {
+ case SNOR_MFR_SPANSION:
+ /* No small sector erase for 4-byte command set */
+ nor->erase_opcode = SPINOR_OP_SE;
+ nor->mtd.erasesize = info->sector_size;
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+
+ nor->read_opcode = spi_nor_3to4_opcode(nor->read_opcode);
+ nor->program_opcode = spi_nor_3to4_opcode(nor->program_opcode);
+ nor->erase_opcode = spi_nor_3to4_opcode(nor->erase_opcode);
+}
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4B_OPCODES
/* Enable/disable 4-byte addressing mode. */
static inline int set_4byte(struct spi_nor *nor, const struct flash_info *info,
int enable)
@@ -217,6 +292,8 @@ static inline int set_4byte(struct spi_nor *nor, const struct flash_info *info,
return nor->write_reg(nor, SPINOR_OP_BRWR, nor->cmd_buf, 1);
}
}
+#endif /* !CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4B_OPCODES */
+
static inline int spi_nor_sr_ready(struct spi_nor *nor)
{
int sr = read_sr(nor);
@@ -1421,28 +1498,14 @@ int spi_nor_scan(struct spi_nor *nor, const char *name, enum read_mode mode)
else if (mtd->size > 0x1000000) {
/* enable 4-byte addressing if the device exceeds 16MiB */
nor->addr_width = 4;
- if (JEDEC_MFR(info) == SNOR_MFR_SPANSION) {
- /* Dedicated 4-byte command set */
- switch (nor->flash_read) {
- case SPI_NOR_QUAD:
- nor->read_opcode = SPINOR_OP_READ4_1_1_4;
- break;
- case SPI_NOR_DUAL:
- nor->read_opcode = SPINOR_OP_READ4_1_1_2;
- break;
- case SPI_NOR_FAST:
- nor->read_opcode = SPINOR_OP_READ4_FAST;
- break;
- case SPI_NOR_NORMAL:
- nor->read_opcode = SPINOR_OP_READ4;
- break;
- }
- nor->program_opcode = SPINOR_OP_PP_4B;
- /* No small sector erase for 4-byte command set */
- nor->erase_opcode = SPINOR_OP_SE_4B;
- mtd->erasesize = info->sector_size;
- } else
+#ifndef CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4B_OPCODES
+ if (JEDEC_MFR(info) != SNOR_MFR_SPANSION) {
set_4byte(nor, info, 1);
+ } else
+#endif
+ {
+ spi_nor_set_4byte_opcodes(nor, info);
+ }
} else {
nor->addr_width = 3;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
index 3c36113a88e1..749f72d3021d 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@
#define SPINOR_OP_WRSR 0x01 /* Write status register 1 byte */
#define SPINOR_OP_READ 0x03 /* Read data bytes (low frequency) */
#define SPINOR_OP_READ_FAST 0x0b /* Read data bytes (high frequency) */
-#define SPINOR_OP_READ_1_1_2 0x3b /* Read data bytes (Dual SPI) */
-#define SPINOR_OP_READ_1_1_4 0x6b /* Read data bytes (Quad SPI) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_READ_1_1_2 0x3b /* Read data bytes (Dual Output SPI) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_READ_1_2_2 0xbb /* Read data bytes (Dual I/O SPI) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_READ_1_1_4 0x6b /* Read data bytes (Quad Output SPI) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_READ_1_4_4 0xeb /* Read data bytes (Quad I/O SPI) */
#define SPINOR_OP_PP 0x02 /* Page program (up to 256 bytes) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_QUAD_PP 0x32 /* Quad page program */
#define SPINOR_OP_BE_4K 0x20 /* Erase 4KiB block */
#define SPINOR_OP_BE_4K_PMC 0xd7 /* Erase 4KiB block on PMC chips */
#define SPINOR_OP_BE_32K 0x52 /* Erase 32KiB block */
@@ -55,11 +58,15 @@
#define SPINOR_OP_RDFSR 0x70 /* Read flag status register */
/* 4-byte address opcodes - used on Spansion and some Macronix flashes. */
-#define SPINOR_OP_READ4 0x13 /* Read data bytes (low frequency) */
-#define SPINOR_OP_READ4_FAST 0x0c /* Read data bytes (high frequency) */
-#define SPINOR_OP_READ4_1_1_2 0x3c /* Read data bytes (Dual SPI) */
-#define SPINOR_OP_READ4_1_1_4 0x6c /* Read data bytes (Quad SPI) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_READ_4B 0x13 /* Read data bytes (low frequency) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_READ_FAST_4B 0x0c /* Read data bytes (high frequency) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_READ_1_1_2_4B 0x3c /* Read data bytes (Dual Output SPI) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_READ_1_2_2_4B 0xbc /* Read data bytes (Dual I/O SPI) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_READ_1_1_4_4B 0x6c /* Read data bytes (Quad Output SPI) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_READ_1_4_4_4B 0xec /* Read data bytes (Quad I/O SPI) */
#define SPINOR_OP_PP_4B 0x12 /* Page program (up to 256 bytes) */
+#define SPINOR_OP_QUAD_PP_4B 0x34 /* Quad page program */
+#define SPINOR_OP_BE_4K_4B 0x21 /* Erase 4KiB block */
#define SPINOR_OP_SE_4B 0xdc /* Sector erase (usually 64KiB) */
/* Used for SST flashes only. */
@@ -71,6 +78,10 @@
#define SPINOR_OP_EN4B 0xb7 /* Enter 4-byte mode */
#define SPINOR_OP_EX4B 0xe9 /* Exit 4-byte mode */
+/* Used for Macronix flashes only. */
+#define SPINOR_OP_QUAD_PP_MX 0x38 /* Quad page program */
+#define SPINOR_OP_QUAD_PP_MX_4B 0x3e /* Quad page program */
+
/* Used for Spansion flashes only. */
#define SPINOR_OP_BRWR 0x17 /* Bank register write */
--
1.8.2.2
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:33:49AM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
> This patch provides an alternative mean to support memory above 16MiB
> (128Mib) by replacing 3byte address op codes by their associated 4byte
> address versions.
>
> Using the dedicated 4byte address op codes doesn't change the internal
> state of the SPI NOR memory as opposed to using other means such as
> updating a Base Address Register (BAR) and sending command to enter/leave
> the 4byte mode.
>
> Hence when a CPU reset occurs, early bootloaders don't need to be aware
> of BAR value or 4byte mode being enabled: they can still access the first
> 16MiB of the SPI NOR memory using the regular 3byte address op codes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Cyrille Pitchen <[email protected]>
I understand this reasoning, and that's all well and good. I'd like to
see this happen for all flash that support it, since the stateful 4-byte
modes just seem to break things a lot. But one question below.
> ---
>
> Hi all,
>
> This patch was tested on a sama5d2 xplained board + Macronix mx25l25635e.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Cyrille
>
> drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig | 12 +++++
> drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c | 105 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
> include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h | 23 ++++++---
> 3 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
> index d42c98e1f581..7fae36fc8526 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
> @@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4K_SECTORS
> Please note that some tools/drivers/filesystems may not work with
> 4096 B erase size (e.g. UBIFS requires 15 KiB as a minimum).
>
> +config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4B_OPCODES
> + bool "Use 4-byte address op codes"
> + default n
> + help
> + This is an alternative to the "Enter/Exit 4-byte mode" commands and
> + Base Address Register (BAR) updates to support flash size above 16MiB.
> + Using dedicated 4-byte address op codes for (Fast) Read, Page Program
> + and Sector Erase operations avoids changing the internal state of the
> + SPI NOR memory. Hence if a CPU reset occurs, early bootloaders can
> + still use regular 3-byte address op codes and read from the very first
> + 16MiB of the flash memory.
> +
Why does this need to be a Kconfig option? Can't it just as well be
supported by keeping entries in the ID table, to show which flash
support these opcodes and which don't? Kconfig is really a bad mechanism
for trying to configure your flash.
> config SPI_FSL_QUADSPI
> tristate "Freescale Quad SPI controller"
> depends on ARCH_MXC || SOC_LS1021A || ARCH_LAYERSCAPE || COMPILE_TEST
[snip the rest for now, since I don't think it's relevant]
Brian
Hi Brian,
Le 21/03/2016 18:01, Brian Norris a ?crit :
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:33:49AM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
>> This patch provides an alternative mean to support memory above 16MiB
>> (128Mib) by replacing 3byte address op codes by their associated 4byte
>> address versions.
>>
>> Using the dedicated 4byte address op codes doesn't change the internal
>> state of the SPI NOR memory as opposed to using other means such as
>> updating a Base Address Register (BAR) and sending command to enter/leave
>> the 4byte mode.
>>
>> Hence when a CPU reset occurs, early bootloaders don't need to be aware
>> of BAR value or 4byte mode being enabled: they can still access the first
>> 16MiB of the SPI NOR memory using the regular 3byte address op codes.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Cyrille Pitchen <[email protected]>
>
> I understand this reasoning, and that's all well and good. I'd like to
> see this happen for all flash that support it, since the stateful 4-byte
> modes just seem to break things a lot. But one question below.
>
>> ---
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> This patch was tested on a sama5d2 xplained board + Macronix mx25l25635e.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Cyrille
>>
>> drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig | 12 +++++
>> drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c | 105 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>> include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h | 23 ++++++---
>> 3 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
>> index d42c98e1f581..7fae36fc8526 100644
>> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
>> @@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4K_SECTORS
>> Please note that some tools/drivers/filesystems may not work with
>> 4096 B erase size (e.g. UBIFS requires 15 KiB as a minimum).
>>
>> +config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4B_OPCODES
>> + bool "Use 4-byte address op codes"
>> + default n
>> + help
>> + This is an alternative to the "Enter/Exit 4-byte mode" commands and
>> + Base Address Register (BAR) updates to support flash size above 16MiB.
>> + Using dedicated 4-byte address op codes for (Fast) Read, Page Program
>> + and Sector Erase operations avoids changing the internal state of the
>> + SPI NOR memory. Hence if a CPU reset occurs, early bootloaders can
>> + still use regular 3-byte address op codes and read from the very first
>> + 16MiB of the flash memory.
>> +
>
> Why does this need to be a Kconfig option? Can't it just as well be
> supported by keeping entries in the ID table, to show which flash
> support these opcodes and which don't? Kconfig is really a bad mechanism
> for trying to configure your flash.
>
>> config SPI_FSL_QUADSPI
>> tristate "Freescale Quad SPI controller"
>> depends on ARCH_MXC || SOC_LS1021A || ARCH_LAYERSCAPE || COMPILE_TEST
>
> [snip the rest for now, since I don't think it's relevant]
>
> Brian
>
Well, the only reason why I've chosen a Kconfig option is to be as safe as
possible, if for some reason someone still wants to use the former
implementation. Honestly I don't know why one would do so but I'm cautious
so I also set "default n". This way no regression is introduced.
If you think it's better to use a dedicated flag like SECT_4K or
SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ in the spi_nor_ids[] table, I'm perfectly fine with it as
well.
Just let me know your choice then I'll update my patch accordingly if needed.
Best regards,
Cyrille
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 06:16:32PM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
> Le 21/03/2016 18:01, Brian Norris a ?crit :
> > On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:33:49AM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
> >> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
> >> index d42c98e1f581..7fae36fc8526 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
> >> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
> >> @@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4K_SECTORS
> >> Please note that some tools/drivers/filesystems may not work with
> >> 4096 B erase size (e.g. UBIFS requires 15 KiB as a minimum).
> >>
> >> +config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4B_OPCODES
> >> + bool "Use 4-byte address op codes"
> >> + default n
> >> + help
> >> + This is an alternative to the "Enter/Exit 4-byte mode" commands and
> >> + Base Address Register (BAR) updates to support flash size above 16MiB.
> >> + Using dedicated 4-byte address op codes for (Fast) Read, Page Program
> >> + and Sector Erase operations avoids changing the internal state of the
> >> + SPI NOR memory. Hence if a CPU reset occurs, early bootloaders can
> >> + still use regular 3-byte address op codes and read from the very first
> >> + 16MiB of the flash memory.
> >> +
> >
> > Why does this need to be a Kconfig option? Can't it just as well be
> > supported by keeping entries in the ID table, to show which flash
> > support these opcodes and which don't? Kconfig is really a bad mechanism
> > for trying to configure your flash.
>
> Well, the only reason why I've chosen a Kconfig option is to be as safe as
> possible, if for some reason someone still wants to use the former
> implementation. Honestly I don't know why one would do so but I'm cautious
> so I also set "default n". This way no regression is introduced.
I think the main reason is that some manufacturers did not initially
support both methods. So we couldn't just say "all Micron" or "all
Macronix" should use these opcodes. Spansion was the only one to support
them consistently. See [1] for reference.
And actually, your Kconfig option is not "cautious", because you have no
guarantee that people will make intelligent choices here. So you're
making a Kconfig that if someone accidentally turns it on, their flash
might not work any more. That's much less safe than properly labelling
which flash supports which feature.
> If you think it's better to use a dedicated flag like SECT_4K or
> SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ in the spi_nor_ids[] table, I'm perfectly fine with it as
> well.
I think that would be better. (Really, an opt-out would be the least
work in the long-run I think, since IIRC there were only a few
early-generation flash that were both large enough to need 4 byte
addressing and didn't support the dedicated opcodes. But it'll be hard
to track those down now I think, so opt-in probably is most practical.)
> Just let me know your choice then I'll update my patch accordingly if needed.
Brian
[1]
commit 87c9511fba2bd069a35e1312587a29e112fc0cd6
Author: Brian Norris <[email protected]>
Date: Thu Apr 11 01:34:57 2013 -0700
mtd: m25p80: utilize dedicated 4-byte addressing commands
Le 21/03/2016 18:55, Brian Norris a ?crit :
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 06:16:32PM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
>> Le 21/03/2016 18:01, Brian Norris a ?crit :
>>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:33:49AM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
>>>> index d42c98e1f581..7fae36fc8526 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
>>>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
>>>> @@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4K_SECTORS
>>>> Please note that some tools/drivers/filesystems may not work with
>>>> 4096 B erase size (e.g. UBIFS requires 15 KiB as a minimum).
>>>>
>>>> +config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4B_OPCODES
>>>> + bool "Use 4-byte address op codes"
>>>> + default n
>>>> + help
>>>> + This is an alternative to the "Enter/Exit 4-byte mode" commands and
>>>> + Base Address Register (BAR) updates to support flash size above 16MiB.
>>>> + Using dedicated 4-byte address op codes for (Fast) Read, Page Program
>>>> + and Sector Erase operations avoids changing the internal state of the
>>>> + SPI NOR memory. Hence if a CPU reset occurs, early bootloaders can
>>>> + still use regular 3-byte address op codes and read from the very first
>>>> + 16MiB of the flash memory.
>>>> +
>>>
>>> Why does this need to be a Kconfig option? Can't it just as well be
>>> supported by keeping entries in the ID table, to show which flash
>>> support these opcodes and which don't? Kconfig is really a bad mechanism
>>> for trying to configure your flash.
>>
>> Well, the only reason why I've chosen a Kconfig option is to be as safe as
>> possible, if for some reason someone still wants to use the former
>> implementation. Honestly I don't know why one would do so but I'm cautious
>> so I also set "default n". This way no regression is introduced.
>
> I think the main reason is that some manufacturers did not initially
> support both methods. So we couldn't just say "all Micron" or "all
> Macronix" should use these opcodes. Spansion was the only one to support
> them consistently. See [1] for reference.
>
> And actually, your Kconfig option is not "cautious", because you have no
> guarantee that people will make intelligent choices here. So you're
> making a Kconfig that if someone accidentally turns it on, their flash
> might not work any more. That's much less safe than properly labelling
> which flash supports which feature.
>
>> If you think it's better to use a dedicated flag like SECT_4K or
>> SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ in the spi_nor_ids[] table, I'm perfectly fine with it as
>> well.
>
> I think that would be better. (Really, an opt-out would be the least
> work in the long-run I think, since IIRC there were only a few
> early-generation flash that were both large enough to need 4 byte
> addressing and didn't support the dedicated opcodes. But it'll be hard
> to track those down now I think, so opt-in probably is most practical.)
>
>> Just let me know your choice then I'll update my patch accordingly if needed.
>
> Brian
>
> [1]
> commit 87c9511fba2bd069a35e1312587a29e112fc0cd6
> Author: Brian Norris <[email protected]>
> Date: Thu Apr 11 01:34:57 2013 -0700
>
> mtd: m25p80: utilize dedicated 4-byte addressing commands
>
Indeed, your commit message is very interesting since it points out some issue
I already face: for my test I'm currently using a Macronix MX25L25673G
(JEDEC ID C22019). This memory *does* support the dedicated 4byte address op
codes.
Then if I look at the datasheet for the Macronix MX25L25635E, this older memory
shares the exact same JEDEC ID, C22019 but *doesn't* support the 4byte address
op codes.
None of these two memory types use ext id: the JEDEC ID is only 3byte long.
Anyway, in QPI mode, the QPIID command (0xAF), which replaces the regular
Read ID command (0x9f) only sends 3 bytes too.
The memory table inside the spi-nor framework is indexed by JEDEC ID (+ ext id)
but we've just pointed out a case where it is not possible to create two
different entries in this table, one for the 35E without the "4byte" flag, the
other for 73G with the "4byte" flag.
So there is no mean for the software to discover at runtime what are the actual
capabilities of the memory. Hence I think we should introduce a DT property
which would clearly tell the spi-nor framework that we want to use the
dedicated 4byte address op codes instead of entering the 4byte address mode
(still the default behaviour since older memories only support this mode).
So what about a new DT named "m25p,4byte-opcodes" so the naming is consistent
with the existing "m25p,fast-read"?
For DT guys, I just sum the initial issue up: entering the 4byte address mode
as currently done changes the internal state of the SPI memory. If a SoC reset
occurs, some early bootloaders not supporting this 4byte address mode expect
to use only 3byte addresses for (Fast) Read operations => the boot is broken.
Then using the dedicated 4byte address op codes fixes the issue as they don't
change the internal memory state so early bootloader can still use 3byte
address op codes.
Best regards,
Cyrille
On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 12:27:32PM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
> Le 21/03/2016 18:55, Brian Norris a ?crit :
> > On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 06:16:32PM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
> >> Le 21/03/2016 18:01, Brian Norris a ?crit :
> >>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:33:49AM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
> >>>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
> >>>> index d42c98e1f581..7fae36fc8526 100644
> >>>> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
> >>>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
> >>>> @@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4K_SECTORS
> >>>> Please note that some tools/drivers/filesystems may not work with
> >>>> 4096 B erase size (e.g. UBIFS requires 15 KiB as a minimum).
> >>>>
> >>>> +config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4B_OPCODES
> >>>> + bool "Use 4-byte address op codes"
> >>>> + default n
> >>>> + help
> >>>> + This is an alternative to the "Enter/Exit 4-byte mode" commands and
> >>>> + Base Address Register (BAR) updates to support flash size above 16MiB.
> >>>> + Using dedicated 4-byte address op codes for (Fast) Read, Page Program
> >>>> + and Sector Erase operations avoids changing the internal state of the
> >>>> + SPI NOR memory. Hence if a CPU reset occurs, early bootloaders can
> >>>> + still use regular 3-byte address op codes and read from the very first
> >>>> + 16MiB of the flash memory.
> >>>> +
> >>>
> >>> Why does this need to be a Kconfig option? Can't it just as well be
> >>> supported by keeping entries in the ID table, to show which flash
> >>> support these opcodes and which don't? Kconfig is really a bad mechanism
> >>> for trying to configure your flash.
> >>
> >> Well, the only reason why I've chosen a Kconfig option is to be as safe as
> >> possible, if for some reason someone still wants to use the former
> >> implementation. Honestly I don't know why one would do so but I'm cautious
> >> so I also set "default n". This way no regression is introduced.
> >
> > I think the main reason is that some manufacturers did not initially
> > support both methods. So we couldn't just say "all Micron" or "all
> > Macronix" should use these opcodes. Spansion was the only one to support
> > them consistently. See [1] for reference.
> >
> > And actually, your Kconfig option is not "cautious", because you have no
> > guarantee that people will make intelligent choices here. So you're
> > making a Kconfig that if someone accidentally turns it on, their flash
> > might not work any more. That's much less safe than properly labelling
> > which flash supports which feature.
> >
> >> If you think it's better to use a dedicated flag like SECT_4K or
> >> SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ in the spi_nor_ids[] table, I'm perfectly fine with it as
> >> well.
> >
> > I think that would be better. (Really, an opt-out would be the least
> > work in the long-run I think, since IIRC there were only a few
> > early-generation flash that were both large enough to need 4 byte
> > addressing and didn't support the dedicated opcodes. But it'll be hard
> > to track those down now I think, so opt-in probably is most practical.)
> >
> >> Just let me know your choice then I'll update my patch accordingly if needed.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > [1]
> > commit 87c9511fba2bd069a35e1312587a29e112fc0cd6
> > Author: Brian Norris <[email protected]>
> > Date: Thu Apr 11 01:34:57 2013 -0700
> >
> > mtd: m25p80: utilize dedicated 4-byte addressing commands
> >
>
> Indeed, your commit message is very interesting since it points out some issue
> I already face: for my test I'm currently using a Macronix MX25L25673G
> (JEDEC ID C22019). This memory *does* support the dedicated 4byte address op
> codes.
>
> Then if I look at the datasheet for the Macronix MX25L25635E, this older memory
> shares the exact same JEDEC ID, C22019 but *doesn't* support the 4byte address
> op codes.
>
> None of these two memory types use ext id: the JEDEC ID is only 3byte long.
> Anyway, in QPI mode, the QPIID command (0xAF), which replaces the regular
> Read ID command (0x9f) only sends 3 bytes too.
>
> The memory table inside the spi-nor framework is indexed by JEDEC ID (+ ext id)
> but we've just pointed out a case where it is not possible to create two
> different entries in this table, one for the 35E without the "4byte" flag, the
> other for 73G with the "4byte" flag.
>
> So there is no mean for the software to discover at runtime what are the actual
> capabilities of the memory. Hence I think we should introduce a DT property
> which would clearly tell the spi-nor framework that we want to use the
> dedicated 4byte address op codes instead of entering the 4byte address mode
> (still the default behaviour since older memories only support this mode).
We don't absolutely need a new property. You could just support
"mxic,mx25l25673g" in the compatible property, and make sure that name
matching will override the ID matching. (Although, maybe this won't work
so well, since plenty of DT's erroneously have used "m25p80" even though
they are not "m25p80" flash...)
> So what about a new DT named "m25p,4byte-opcodes" so the naming is consistent
> with the existing "m25p,fast-read"?
(I never liked the fast-read property, FWIW. It wasn't necessary.)
If we're choosing new properties, let's not make them "m25p", since
that's neither a vendor prefix, nor does it reflect its driver use case.
(We would support it for non-m25p80-based drivers.)
"spi-nor," might be a better prefix.
> For DT guys, I just sum the initial issue up: entering the 4byte address mode
> as currently done changes the internal state of the SPI memory. If a SoC reset
> occurs, some early bootloaders not supporting this 4byte address mode expect
> to use only 3byte addresses for (Fast) Read operations => the boot is broken.
> Then using the dedicated 4byte address op codes fixes the issue as they don't
> change the internal memory state so early bootloader can still use 3byte
> address op codes.
Brian
Hi Brian,
Le 01/04/2016 22:38, Brian Norris a ?crit :
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 12:27:32PM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
>> Le 21/03/2016 18:55, Brian Norris a ?crit :
>>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 06:16:32PM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
>>>> Le 21/03/2016 18:01, Brian Norris a ?crit :
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:33:49AM +0100, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
>>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
>>>>>> index d42c98e1f581..7fae36fc8526 100644
>>>>>> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
>>>>>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
>>>>>> @@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4K_SECTORS
>>>>>> Please note that some tools/drivers/filesystems may not work with
>>>>>> 4096 B erase size (e.g. UBIFS requires 15 KiB as a minimum).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> +config MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_4B_OPCODES
>>>>>> + bool "Use 4-byte address op codes"
>>>>>> + default n
>>>>>> + help
>>>>>> + This is an alternative to the "Enter/Exit 4-byte mode" commands and
>>>>>> + Base Address Register (BAR) updates to support flash size above 16MiB.
>>>>>> + Using dedicated 4-byte address op codes for (Fast) Read, Page Program
>>>>>> + and Sector Erase operations avoids changing the internal state of the
>>>>>> + SPI NOR memory. Hence if a CPU reset occurs, early bootloaders can
>>>>>> + still use regular 3-byte address op codes and read from the very first
>>>>>> + 16MiB of the flash memory.
>>>>>> +
>>>>>
>>>>> Why does this need to be a Kconfig option? Can't it just as well be
>>>>> supported by keeping entries in the ID table, to show which flash
>>>>> support these opcodes and which don't? Kconfig is really a bad mechanism
>>>>> for trying to configure your flash.
>>>>
>>>> Well, the only reason why I've chosen a Kconfig option is to be as safe as
>>>> possible, if for some reason someone still wants to use the former
>>>> implementation. Honestly I don't know why one would do so but I'm cautious
>>>> so I also set "default n". This way no regression is introduced.
>>>
>>> I think the main reason is that some manufacturers did not initially
>>> support both methods. So we couldn't just say "all Micron" or "all
>>> Macronix" should use these opcodes. Spansion was the only one to support
>>> them consistently. See [1] for reference.
>>>
>>> And actually, your Kconfig option is not "cautious", because you have no
>>> guarantee that people will make intelligent choices here. So you're
>>> making a Kconfig that if someone accidentally turns it on, their flash
>>> might not work any more. That's much less safe than properly labelling
>>> which flash supports which feature.
>>>
>>>> If you think it's better to use a dedicated flag like SECT_4K or
>>>> SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ in the spi_nor_ids[] table, I'm perfectly fine with it as
>>>> well.
>>>
>>> I think that would be better. (Really, an opt-out would be the least
>>> work in the long-run I think, since IIRC there were only a few
>>> early-generation flash that were both large enough to need 4 byte
>>> addressing and didn't support the dedicated opcodes. But it'll be hard
>>> to track those down now I think, so opt-in probably is most practical.)
>>>
>>>> Just let me know your choice then I'll update my patch accordingly if needed.
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> commit 87c9511fba2bd069a35e1312587a29e112fc0cd6
>>> Author: Brian Norris <[email protected]>
>>> Date: Thu Apr 11 01:34:57 2013 -0700
>>>
>>> mtd: m25p80: utilize dedicated 4-byte addressing commands
>>>
>>
>> Indeed, your commit message is very interesting since it points out some issue
>> I already face: for my test I'm currently using a Macronix MX25L25673G
>> (JEDEC ID C22019). This memory *does* support the dedicated 4byte address op
>> codes.
>>
>> Then if I look at the datasheet for the Macronix MX25L25635E, this older memory
>> shares the exact same JEDEC ID, C22019 but *doesn't* support the 4byte address
>> op codes.
>>
>> None of these two memory types use ext id: the JEDEC ID is only 3byte long.
>> Anyway, in QPI mode, the QPIID command (0xAF), which replaces the regular
>> Read ID command (0x9f) only sends 3 bytes too.
>>
>> The memory table inside the spi-nor framework is indexed by JEDEC ID (+ ext id)
>> but we've just pointed out a case where it is not possible to create two
>> different entries in this table, one for the 35E without the "4byte" flag, the
>> other for 73G with the "4byte" flag.
>>
>> So there is no mean for the software to discover at runtime what are the actual
>> capabilities of the memory. Hence I think we should introduce a DT property
>> which would clearly tell the spi-nor framework that we want to use the
>> dedicated 4byte address op codes instead of entering the 4byte address mode
>> (still the default behaviour since older memories only support this mode).
>
> We don't absolutely need a new property. You could just support
> "mxic,mx25l25673g" in the compatible property, and make sure that name
> matching will override the ID matching. (Although, maybe this won't work
> so well, since plenty of DT's erroneously have used "m25p80" even though
> they are not "m25p80" flash...)
>
I've implemented the solution you suggest in v5 of the series. I think the
implementation is backward compatible and should also work with DT using
"m25p80": we should still fall into the branch where the
"found %s, expected %s\n" warning message is printed.
I've just replaced the "jinfo != info" test by
"jinfo->id_len != info->id_len || memcmp(jinfo->id, info->id, info->id_len)".
So it allows a add multiple entries in the spi_nor_ids[] table sharing the very
same JEDEC ID.
The right entry (info) is first selected by spi_nor_match_id() according to the
'name' parameter, which is almost always set from the DT compatible string.
Non DT users can also select the entry they want as long as they provide the
revelant string in the 'name' parameter of spi_nor_scan().
>> So what about a new DT named "m25p,4byte-opcodes" so the naming is consistent
>> with the existing "m25p,fast-read"?
>
> (I never liked the fast-read property, FWIW. It wasn't necessary.)
>
> If we're choosing new properties, let's not make them "m25p", since
> that's neither a vendor prefix, nor does it reflect its driver use case.
> (We would support it for non-m25p80-based drivers.)
>
> "spi-nor," might be a better prefix.
"spi-nor-4byte-opcodes" was v4.
>
>> For DT guys, I just sum the initial issue up: entering the 4byte address mode
>> as currently done changes the internal state of the SPI memory. If a SoC reset
>> occurs, some early bootloaders not supporting this 4byte address mode expect
>> to use only 3byte addresses for (Fast) Read operations => the boot is broken.
>> Then using the dedicated 4byte address op codes fixes the issue as they don't
>> change the internal memory state so early bootloader can still use 3byte
>> address op codes.
>
> Brian
>
Best regards,
Cyrille