Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:00:52 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [RESEND PATCH 2.6.26-git 1/2] MTD DataFlash: bugfix, binary page sizes now handled (v3) |
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:49:12 -0700 David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net> wrote:
> This fixes a bug in handling certain newer DataFlash chips (at45db321d > and at45db642d have current Linux users) when they were configured to > use binary page sizes (possibly at the factory). > > - Use JEDEC probing (borrowed from m25p80 driver) to tell if the chip > supports binary page sizes ... if so, then query the chip to tell > whether it's currently using them. > > - Print that pagesize during probe; erasesize is still listed in > the /proc/mtd file, useful for making filesystems. > > Also fix a pre-existing bug with 2 MBit parts using the wrong pagesize; > these are a bit smaller than Linux would normally use (even shared with > a small FPGA's configuration bitstream).
I'm not sure what kernel this is against, but it gets a reject storm against 2.6.27-rc1. As does [2/2].
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