Brian Norris [Wed, 7 Sep 2011 20:13:35 +0000 (13:13 -0700)]
mtd: nand: remove gotos in `check_create()'
This is a second step in restructuring `check_create()'. When we don't
rely on goto statements for our main functionality, the code will become
a little easier to manipulate.
Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@intel.com>
Brian Norris [Wed, 7 Sep 2011 20:13:34 +0000 (13:13 -0700)]
mtd: nand: begin restructuring check_create
We will begin restructuring the code for check_create so that we can
make some important changes. For now, we should just begin to get rid of
some goto statements to make things cleaner. This is the first step of a
few, which are separated to make them easier to follow.
This step should just be a code refactor.
Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@intel.com>
Brian Norris [Wed, 7 Sep 2011 20:13:29 +0000 (13:13 -0700)]
mtd: nand: do not ignore all ECC errors
There are a few reasons not to ignore ECC errors here.
First, mtd->read_oob is being called in raw mode, so there should be no
error correction in the first place.
Second, if we change this such that there *is* error correction in this
function, then we will want to pass the error message upward.
In fact, the code I introduced to "ignore ECC errors" would have been
better if it had just placed this test down in `scan_block_full()' in
the first place. We would like to ignore ECC errors when we are simply
checking for bad block markers (e.g., factory marked), but we may not
want to ignore ECC errors when scanning OOB for a flash-based BBT
pattern (in `scan_read_raw()'; note that the return codes from
`scan_read_raw()' are not actually handled yet).
Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@intel.com>
Brian Norris [Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:45:46 +0000 (18:45 -0700)]
mtd: kill old field for `struct mtd_info_user'
The ecctype and eccsize fields have been obsolete for a while. Since they
don't have any users, we can kill them and leave padding in their place
for now.
Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@intel.com>
Brian Norris [Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:45:45 +0000 (18:45 -0700)]
mtd: nand: kill member `ops' of `struct nand_chip'
The nand_chip.ops field is a struct that is passed around globally with
no particular reason. Every time it is used, it could just as easily be
replaced with a local struct that is updated on each operation. So make
it local.
Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@intel.com>
Brian Norris [Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:45:44 +0000 (18:45 -0700)]
mtd: document ABI
We're missing a lot of important documentation in include/mtd/mtd-abi.h:
* add a simple description of each ioctl (feel free to expand!)
* give full explanations of recently added and modified operations
* explain the usage of "RAW" that appear in different modes and types of
operations
* fix some comment style along the way
Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@intel.com>
Brian Norris [Fri, 9 Sep 2011 16:59:03 +0000 (09:59 -0700)]
mtd: add MEMWRITE ioctl
Implement a new ioctl for writing both page data and OOB to flash at the
same time. This ioctl is intended to be a generic interface that can
replace other ioctls (MEMWRITEOOB and MEMWRITEOOB64) and cover the
functionality of several other old ones, e.g., MEMWRITE can:
* write autoplaced OOB instead of using ECCGETLAYOUT (deprecated) and
working around the reserved areas
* write raw (no ECC) OOB instead of using MTDFILEMODE to set the
per-file-descriptor MTD_FILE_MODE_RAW
* write raw (no ECC) data instead of using MTDFILEMODE
(MTD_FILE_MODE_RAW) and using standard character device "write"
This ioctl is especially useful for MLC NAND, which cannot be written
twice (i.e., we cannot successfully write the page data and OOB in two
separate operations). Instead, MEMWRITE can write both in a single
operation.
Note that this ioctl is not affected by the MTD file mode (i.e.,
MTD_FILE_MODE_RAW vs. MTD_FILE_MODE_NORMAL), since it receives its write
mode as an input parameter.
Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@intel.com>
Brian Norris [Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:45:41 +0000 (18:45 -0700)]
mtd: rename MTD_MODE_* to MTD_FILE_MODE_*
These modes hold their state only for the life of their file descriptor,
and they overlap functionality with the MTD_OPS_* modes. Particularly,
MTD_MODE_RAW and MTD_OPS_RAW cover the same function: to provide raw
(i.e., without ECC) access to the flash. In fact, although it may not be
clear, MTD_MODE_RAW implied that operations should enable the
MTD_OPS_RAW mode.
Thus, we should be specific on what each mode means. This is a start,
where MTD_FILE_MODE_* actually represents a "file mode," not necessarily
a true global MTD mode.
Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@intel.com>
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