Re: [PATCH v5 0/6] mtd: spi-nor: parse SFDP tables to setup (Q)SPI memories

[Cyrille Pitchen <cyrille.pitchen@wedev4u.fr>]

Hi all,

Le 23/03/2017 à 00:33, Cyrille Pitchen a écrit :
> Hi all,
> 
> based on git-hub/spi-nor and likely applicable on linux-next within the
> next few days.
> 
> 
> This new series of patchs aims to upgrade to spi-nor framework. We need to
> take into account latest SPI memories which cannot be handled correctly by
> the current implementation.
> 
> For instance, SPI NOR memories like Spansion S25FS512S or Macronix
> MX25U4035 support only the Fast Read 1-4-4 (EBh) command but not the
> Fast Read 1-1-4 (6Bh) command. However the current spi-nor framework
> supports only Fast Read 1-1-4 (6Bh).
> 
> Also the Spansion S25FS512S memory (and others) may use a non-uniform
> sector erase map, whereas the spi-nor framework assumes that a single
> sector erase size and opcode can be used anywhere inside the data array.
> This assumption is no longer valid.
> 
> Then parsing SFDP tables is an attempt to solve many of those issues by
> discovering dynamically most of the parameters and settings of the SPI NOR
> memory:
> - the flash size
> - the page size for Page Program commands
> - the supported Fast Read commands with the associated opcodes and number
>   of mode/wait-state (dummy) cycles.
> - the supported Sector/Block Erase commands with the associated opcodes
>   and sizes.
> - the erase sector map (for non-uniform memory).
> 
> 
> Besides, most QSPI controllers from the different vendors are capable to
> support the SPI 1-2-2 and 1-4-4 protocols but the spi-nor framework was
> not ready to use them. This series also fixes this issue and computes the
> best match between the hardware capabilies of both the SPI memory and the
> SPI controler (master) to select the right opcodes and dummy cycles for
> Fast Read and Page Program operations.
> 
> The new 'struct spi_nor_hwcaps' uses a bitmask to describe all the
> supported hardware capabilies and makes the difference between Fast Read
> and Page Program operations and also between the different SPI protocols
> (SPI 1-1-2 vs SPI 1-2-2 or SPI 1-1-4 vs SPI 1-4-4).
> 
> 
> IMHO, the first 3 patches of this series are ready to be merged into the
> github/spi-nor tree. Marek, do you agree with that?

Marek, if you have no comment on them, I will merge patches 1, 2, 3 in
the spi-nor tree within the next few days. Hence, people like Cédric
waiting for the series to merged could base their work on these patches.

Best regards,

Cyrille

> 
> Artur, patch 1 introduces some basic support to Octal SPI to help you with
> your series. About the op code values, I would like to wait for some JEDEC
> specification to provide the reference values or at least the datasheets
> of different vendors to guess the actual standard. For now, IMHO, only one
> manufacturer is not enough.
> 
> Kamal, if you don't mind I've put your Signed-off-by in patch 3 since the
> original patch is from you so I wanted to give you the credits :)
> I've just fixed some issue: in the original version, set4_byte() was
> called from spi_nor_init() even if (nor->addr_width == 3).
> I hope it will help you with the suspend/resume series.
> 
> 
> The 3 last patches are RFC and are provided so it's more easy for
> reviewers to understand the direction I would like to follow to upgrade
> the spi-nor framework.
> 
> Marcin, I haven't finished yet another 7th patch to parse the sector erase
> map table from SFDP so for now patch 4 is almost useless. Besides I only
> tested it with uniform memories to avoid regressions. I may need your help
> to test it with non-uniform memories, if you don't mind :)
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Cyrille
> 
> 
> ChangeLog:
> 
> v4 -> v5
> - rework the whole series.
> - introduce support for Octo SPI protocols.
> - introduce support for Double Transfer Rate (DTR) protocols.
> - introduce support for memories with non-uniform sector erase sizes.
> 
> v3 -> v4
> - replace dev_info() by dev_dbg() in patch 1.
> - split former patch 2 into 2 patches:
>   + new patch 2 deals with the rename of SPINOR_OP_READ4_* macros
>   + new patch 3 deals with the alternative methode to support memory
>> 16MiB
> - add comment in patch 3 to describe the dichotomic search performed by
>   spi_nor_convert_opcode().
> - change return type from int to void for m25p80_proto2nbits() in patch 6.
> - remove former patches 8 & 9 from the v2 series: the support of the
>   Macronix mx66l1g45g memory will be sent in a separated patch.
> 
> v2 -> v3
> - tested with new samples: Micron n25q512, n25q01g and Macronix
>   mx25v1635f, mx25l3235f, mx25l3273f.
> - add "Reviewed-by: Jagan Teki <jagan@openedev.com>" on patch 1.
> - add "Tested-by: Vignesh R <vigneshr@ti.com>" on patch 2.
> - fix some checkpatch warnings.
> - add call of spi_nor_wait_till_ready() in spansion_new_quad_enable()
>   and sr2_bit7_quad_enable(), as suggested by Joel Esponde on patch 6.
> - test JESD216 rev A (minor 5) instead of rev B (minor 6) with the return
>   code of spi_nor_parse_sfdp() from spi_nor_init_params() on patch 6.
>   The seven additional DWORDs of the Basic Flash Parameter Table were
>   introduced in rev A, not rev B, so the 15th DWORD was already available
>   in rev A. The 15th DWORD provides us with the Quad Enable Requirements
>   (QER) bits.
>   Basic Flash Parameter Table size:
>   + JESD216 :  9 DWORDS
>   + JESD216A: 16 DWORDS
>   + JESD216B: 16 DWORDS
> 
> v1 -> v2
> - fix patch 3 to resolve compiler errors on hisi-sfc.c and cadence-quadspi.c
>   drivers
> 
> 
> Cyrille Pitchen (6):
>   mtd: spi-nor: introduce more SPI protocols and the Dual Transfer Mode
>   mtd: m25p80: add support of SPI 1-2-2 and 1-4-4 protocols
>   mtd: spi-nor: add spi_nor_init() function
>   mtd: spi-nor: add support to non-uniform SPI NOR flash memories
>   mtd: spi-nor: parse Serial Flash Discoverable Parameters (SFDP) tables
>   mtd: spi-nor: parse SFDP 4-byte Address Instruction Table
> 
>  drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c          |  130 ++-
>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/aspeed-smc.c      |   23 +-
>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/atmel-quadspi.c   |   80 +-
>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/cadence-quadspi.c |   18 +-
>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/fsl-quadspi.c     |    8 +-
>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/hisi-sfc.c        |   31 +-
>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/intel-spi.c       |    7 +-
>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/mtk-quadspi.c     |   16 +-
>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/nxp-spifi.c       |   22 +-
>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c         | 1722 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h           |  228 ++++-
>  11 files changed, 1983 insertions(+), 302 deletions(-)
>