From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F31AC7112A for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2018 15:43:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D87CA20645 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2018 15:43:50 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org D87CA20645 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=decadent.org.uk Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1729278AbeJNXZL (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:25:11 -0400 Received: from shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk ([88.96.1.126]:37035 "EHLO shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728020AbeJNXZK (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:25:10 -0400 Received: from [2a02:8011:400e:2:cbab:f00:c93f:614] (helo=deadeye) by shadbolt.decadent.org.uk with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gBiM9-0004cD-BK; Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:31:01 +0100 Received: from ben by deadeye with local (Exim 4.91) (envelope-from ) id 1gBiLQ-0000HK-Pw; Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:30:16 +0100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Ben Hutchings To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org CC: akpm@linux-foundation.org, "Richard Weinberger" , "Artem Bityutskiy" , "Boris Brezillon" Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:25:41 +0100 Message-ID: X-Mailer: LinuxStableQueue (scripts by bwh) Subject: [PATCH 3.16 102/366] ubi: Reject MLC NAND In-Reply-To: X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 2a02:8011:400e:2:cbab:f00:c93f:614 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: ben@decadent.org.uk X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on shadbolt.decadent.org.uk); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 3.16.60-rc1 review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Richard Weinberger commit b5094b7f135be34630e3ea8a98fa215715d0f29d upstream. While UBI and UBIFS seem to work at first sight with MLC NAND, you will most likely lose all your data upon a power-cut or due to read/write disturb. In order to protect users from bad surprises, refuse to attach to MLC NAND. Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger Acked-by: Boris Brezillon Acked-by: Artem Bityutskiy Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings --- drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c @@ -905,6 +905,17 @@ int ubi_attach_mtd_dev(struct mtd_info * return -EINVAL; } + /* + * Both UBI and UBIFS have been designed for SLC NAND and NOR flashes. + * MLC NAND is different and needs special care, otherwise UBI or UBIFS + * will die soon and you will lose all your data. + */ + if (mtd->type == MTD_MLCNANDFLASH) { + pr_err("ubi: refuse attaching mtd%d - MLC NAND is not supported\n", + mtd->index); + return -EINVAL; + } + if (ubi_num == UBI_DEV_NUM_AUTO) { /* Search for an empty slot in the @ubi_devices array */ for (ubi_num = 0; ubi_num < UBI_MAX_DEVICES; ubi_num++)