MTD NAND Driver Programming Interface
Thomas
Gleixner
tglx@linutronix.de
2004
Thomas Gleixner
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Introduction
The generic NAND driver supports almost all NAND and AG-AND based
chips and connects them to the Memory Technology Devices (MTD)
subsystem of the Linux Kernel.
This documentation is provided for developers who want to implement
board drivers or filesystem drivers suitable for NAND devices.
Known Bugs And Assumptions
None.
Documentation hints
The function and structure docs are autogenerated. Each function and
struct member has a short description which is marked with an [XXX] identifier.
The following chapters explain the meaning of those identifiers.
Function identifiers [XXX]
The functions are marked with [XXX] identifiers in the short
comment. The identifiers explain the usage and scope of the
functions. Following identifiers are used:
[MTD Interface]
These functions provide the interface to the MTD kernel API.
They are not replaceable and provide functionality
which is complete hardware independent.
[NAND Interface]
These functions are exported and provide the interface to the NAND kernel API.
[GENERIC]
Generic functions are not replaceable and provide functionality
which is complete hardware independent.
[DEFAULT]
Default functions provide hardware related functionality which is suitable
for most of the implementations. These functions can be replaced by the
board driver if necessary. Those functions are called via pointers in the
NAND chip description structure. The board driver can set the functions which
should be replaced by board dependent functions before calling nand_scan().
If the function pointer is NULL on entry to nand_scan() then the pointer
is set to the default function which is suitable for the detected chip type.
Struct member identifiers [XXX]
The struct members are marked with [XXX] identifiers in the
comment. The identifiers explain the usage and scope of the
members. Following identifiers are used:
[INTERN]
These members are for NAND driver internal use only and must not be
modified. Most of these values are calculated from the chip geometry
information which is evaluated during nand_scan().
[REPLACEABLE]
Replaceable members hold hardware related functions which can be
provided by the board driver. The board driver can set the functions which
should be replaced by board dependent functions before calling nand_scan().
If the function pointer is NULL on entry to nand_scan() then the pointer
is set to the default function which is suitable for the detected chip type.
[BOARDSPECIFIC]
Board specific members hold hardware related information which must
be provided by the board driver. The board driver must set the function
pointers and datafields before calling nand_scan().
[OPTIONAL]
Optional members can hold information relevant for the board driver. The
generic NAND driver code does not use this information.
Basic board driver
For most boards it will be sufficient to provide just the
basic functions and fill out some really board dependent
members in the nand chip description structure.
Basic defines
At least you have to provide a mtd structure and
a storage for the ioremap'ed chip address.
You can allocate the mtd structure using kmalloc
or you can allocate it statically.
In case of static allocation you have to allocate
a nand_chip structure too.
Kmalloc based example
static struct mtd_info *board_mtd;
static void __iomem *baseaddr;
Static example
static struct mtd_info board_mtd;
static struct nand_chip board_chip;
static void __iomem *baseaddr;
Partition defines
If you want to divide your device into partitions, then
define a partitioning scheme suitable to your board.
#define NUM_PARTITIONS 2
static struct mtd_partition partition_info[] = {
{ .name = "Flash partition 1",
.offset = 0,
.size = 8 * 1024 * 1024 },
{ .name = "Flash partition 2",
.offset = MTDPART_OFS_NEXT,
.size = MTDPART_SIZ_FULL },
};
Hardware control function
The hardware control function provides access to the
control pins of the NAND chip(s).
The access can be done by GPIO pins or by address lines.
If you use address lines, make sure that the timing
requirements are met.
GPIO based example
static void board_hwcontrol(struct mtd_info *mtd, int cmd)
{
switch(cmd){
case NAND_CTL_SETCLE: /* Set CLE pin high */ break;
case NAND_CTL_CLRCLE: /* Set CLE pin low */ break;
case NAND_CTL_SETALE: /* Set ALE pin high */ break;
case NAND_CTL_CLRALE: /* Set ALE pin low */ break;
case NAND_CTL_SETNCE: /* Set nCE pin low */ break;
case NAND_CTL_CLRNCE: /* Set nCE pin high */ break;
}
}
Address lines based example. It's assumed that the
nCE pin is driven by a chip select decoder.
static void board_hwcontrol(struct mtd_info *mtd, int cmd)
{
struct nand_chip *this = (struct nand_chip *) mtd->priv;
switch(cmd){
case NAND_CTL_SETCLE: this->IO_ADDR_W |= CLE_ADRR_BIT; break;
case NAND_CTL_CLRCLE: this->IO_ADDR_W &= ~CLE_ADRR_BIT; break;
case NAND_CTL_SETALE: this->IO_ADDR_W |= ALE_ADRR_BIT; break;
case NAND_CTL_CLRALE: this->IO_ADDR_W &= ~ALE_ADRR_BIT; break;
}
}
Device ready function
If the hardware interface has the ready busy pin of the NAND chip connected to a
GPIO or other accessible I/O pin, this function is used to read back the state of the
pin. The function has no arguments and should return 0, if the device is busy (R/B pin
is low) and 1, if the device is ready (R/B pin is high).
If the hardware interface does not give access to the ready busy pin, then
the function must not be defined and the function pointer this->dev_ready is set to NULL.
Init function
The init function allocates memory and sets up all the board
specific parameters and function pointers. When everything
is set up nand_scan() is called. This function tries to
detect and identify then chip. If a chip is found all the
internal data fields are initialized accordingly.
The structure(s) have to be zeroed out first and then filled with the necessary
information about the device.
static int __init board_init (void)
{
struct nand_chip *this;
int err = 0;
/* Allocate memory for MTD device structure and private data */
board_mtd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mtd_info) + sizeof(struct nand_chip), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!board_mtd) {
printk ("Unable to allocate NAND MTD device structure.\n");
err = -ENOMEM;
goto out;
}
/* map physical address */
baseaddr = ioremap(CHIP_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS, 1024);
if (!baseaddr) {
printk("Ioremap to access NAND chip failed\n");
err = -EIO;
goto out_mtd;
}
/* Get pointer to private data */
this = (struct nand_chip *) ();
/* Link the private data with the MTD structure */
board_mtd->priv = this;
/* Set address of NAND IO lines */
this->IO_ADDR_R = baseaddr;
this->IO_ADDR_W = baseaddr;
/* Reference hardware control function */
this->hwcontrol = board_hwcontrol;
/* Set command delay time, see datasheet for correct value */
this->chip_delay = CHIP_DEPENDEND_COMMAND_DELAY;
/* Assign the device ready function, if available */
this->dev_ready = board_dev_ready;
this->eccmode = NAND_ECC_SOFT;
/* Scan to find existence of the device */
if (nand_scan (board_mtd, 1)) {
err = -ENXIO;
goto out_ior;
}
add_mtd_partitions(board_mtd, partition_info, NUM_PARTITIONS);
goto out;
out_ior:
iounmap(baseaddr);
out_mtd:
kfree (board_mtd);
out:
return err;
}
module_init(board_init);
Exit function
The exit function is only necessary if the driver is
compiled as a module. It releases all resources which
are held by the chip driver and unregisters the partitions
in the MTD layer.
#ifdef MODULE
static void __exit board_cleanup (void)
{
/* Release resources, unregister device */
nand_release (board_mtd);
/* unmap physical address */
iounmap(baseaddr);
/* Free the MTD device structure */
kfree (board_mtd);
}
module_exit(board_cleanup);
#endif
Advanced board driver functions
This chapter describes the advanced functionality of the NAND
driver. For a list of functions which can be overridden by the board
driver see the documentation of the nand_chip structure.
Multiple chip control
The nand driver can control chip arrays. Therefore the
board driver must provide an own select_chip function. This
function must (de)select the requested chip.
The function pointer in the nand_chip structure must
be set before calling nand_scan(). The maxchip parameter
of nand_scan() defines the maximum number of chips to
scan for. Make sure that the select_chip function can
handle the requested number of chips.
The nand driver concatenates the chips to one virtual
chip and provides this virtual chip to the MTD layer.
Note: The driver can only handle linear chip arrays
of equally sized chips. There is no support for
parallel arrays which extend the buswidth.
GPIO based example
static void board_select_chip (struct mtd_info *mtd, int chip)
{
/* Deselect all chips, set all nCE pins high */
GPIO(BOARD_NAND_NCE) |= 0xff;
if (chip >= 0)
GPIO(BOARD_NAND_NCE) &= ~ (1 << chip);
}
Address lines based example.
Its assumed that the nCE pins are connected to an
address decoder.
static void board_select_chip (struct mtd_info *mtd, int chip)
{
struct nand_chip *this = (struct nand_chip *) mtd->priv;
/* Deselect all chips */
this->IO_ADDR_R &= ~BOARD_NAND_ADDR_MASK;
this->IO_ADDR_W &= ~BOARD_NAND_ADDR_MASK;
switch (chip) {
case 0:
this->IO_ADDR_R |= BOARD_NAND_ADDR_CHIP0;
this->IO_ADDR_W |= BOARD_NAND_ADDR_CHIP0;
break;
....
case n:
this->IO_ADDR_R |= BOARD_NAND_ADDR_CHIPn;
this->IO_ADDR_W |= BOARD_NAND_ADDR_CHIPn;
break;
}
}
Hardware ECC support
Functions and constants
The nand driver supports three different types of
hardware ECC.
NAND_ECC_HW3_256
Hardware ECC generator providing 3 bytes ECC per
256 byte.
NAND_ECC_HW3_512
Hardware ECC generator providing 3 bytes ECC per
512 byte.
NAND_ECC_HW6_512
Hardware ECC generator providing 6 bytes ECC per
512 byte.
NAND_ECC_HW8_512
Hardware ECC generator providing 6 bytes ECC per
512 byte.
If your hardware generator has a different functionality
add it at the appropriate place in nand_base.c
The board driver must provide following functions:
enable_hwecc
This function is called before reading / writing to
the chip. Reset or initialize the hardware generator
in this function. The function is called with an
argument which let you distinguish between read
and write operations.
calculate_ecc
This function is called after read / write from / to
the chip. Transfer the ECC from the hardware to
the buffer. If the option NAND_HWECC_SYNDROME is set
then the function is only called on write. See below.
correct_data
In case of an ECC error this function is called for
error detection and correction. Return 1 respectively 2
in case the error can be corrected. If the error is
not correctable return -1. If your hardware generator
matches the default algorithm of the nand_ecc software
generator then use the correction function provided
by nand_ecc instead of implementing duplicated code.
Hardware ECC with syndrome calculation
Many hardware ECC implementations provide Reed-Solomon
codes and calculate an error syndrome on read. The syndrome
must be converted to a standard Reed-Solomon syndrome
before calling the error correction code in the generic
Reed-Solomon library.
The ECC bytes must be placed immediately after the data
bytes in order to make the syndrome generator work. This
is contrary to the usual layout used by software ECC. The
separation of data and out of band area is not longer
possible. The nand driver code handles this layout and
the remaining free bytes in the oob area are managed by
the autoplacement code. Provide a matching oob-layout
in this case. See rts_from4.c and diskonchip.c for
implementation reference. In those cases we must also
use bad block tables on FLASH, because the ECC layout is
interfering with the bad block marker positions.
See bad block table support for details.
Bad block table support
Most NAND chips mark the bad blocks at a defined
position in the spare area. Those blocks must
not be erased under any circumstances as the bad
block information would be lost.
It is possible to check the bad block mark each
time when the blocks are accessed by reading the
spare area of the first page in the block. This
is time consuming so a bad block table is used.
The nand driver supports various types of bad block
tables.
Per device
The bad block table contains all bad block information
of the device which can consist of multiple chips.
Per chip
A bad block table is used per chip and contains the
bad block information for this particular chip.
Fixed offset
The bad block table is located at a fixed offset
in the chip (device). This applies to various
DiskOnChip devices.
Automatic placed
The bad block table is automatically placed and
detected either at the end or at the beginning
of a chip (device)
Mirrored tables
The bad block table is mirrored on the chip (device) to
allow updates of the bad block table without data loss.
nand_scan() calls the function nand_default_bbt().
nand_default_bbt() selects appropriate default
bad block table descriptors depending on the chip information
which was retrieved by nand_scan().
The standard policy is scanning the device for bad
blocks and build a ram based bad block table which
allows faster access than always checking the
bad block information on the flash chip itself.
Flash based tables
It may be desired or necessary to keep a bad block table in FLASH.
For AG-AND chips this is mandatory, as they have no factory marked
bad blocks. They have factory marked good blocks. The marker pattern
is erased when the block is erased to be reused. So in case of
powerloss before writing the pattern back to the chip this block
would be lost and added to the bad blocks. Therefore we scan the
chip(s) when we detect them the first time for good blocks and
store this information in a bad block table before erasing any
of the blocks.
The blocks in which the tables are stored are protected against
accidental access by marking them bad in the memory bad block
table. The bad block table management functions are allowed
to circumvent this protection.
The simplest way to activate the FLASH based bad block table support
is to set the option NAND_BBT_USE_FLASH in the bbt_option field of
the nand chip structure before calling nand_scan(). For AG-AND
chips is this done by default.
This activates the default FLASH based bad block table functionality
of the NAND driver. The default bad block table options are
Store bad block table per chip
Use 2 bits per block
Automatic placement at the end of the chip
Use mirrored tables with version numbers
Reserve 4 blocks at the end of the chip
User defined tables
User defined tables are created by filling out a
nand_bbt_descr structure and storing the pointer in the
nand_chip structure member bbt_td before calling nand_scan().
If a mirror table is necessary a second structure must be
created and a pointer to this structure must be stored
in bbt_md inside the nand_chip structure. If the bbt_md
member is set to NULL then only the main table is used
and no scan for the mirrored table is performed.
The most important field in the nand_bbt_descr structure
is the options field. The options define most of the
table properties. Use the predefined constants from
nand.h to define the options.
Number of bits per block
The supported number of bits is 1, 2, 4, 8.
Table per chip
Setting the constant NAND_BBT_PERCHIP selects that
a bad block table is managed for each chip in a chip array.
If this option is not set then a per device bad block table
is used.
Table location is absolute
Use the option constant NAND_BBT_ABSPAGE and
define the absolute page number where the bad block
table starts in the field pages. If you have selected bad block
tables per chip and you have a multi chip array then the start page
must be given for each chip in the chip array. Note: there is no scan
for a table ident pattern performed, so the fields
pattern, veroffs, offs, len can be left uninitialized
Table location is automatically detected
The table can either be located in the first or the last good
blocks of the chip (device). Set NAND_BBT_LASTBLOCK to place
the bad block table at the end of the chip (device). The
bad block tables are marked and identified by a pattern which
is stored in the spare area of the first page in the block which
holds the bad block table. Store a pointer to the pattern
in the pattern field. Further the length of the pattern has to be
stored in len and the offset in the spare area must be given
in the offs member of the nand_bbt_descr structure. For mirrored
bad block tables different patterns are mandatory.
Table creation
Set the option NAND_BBT_CREATE to enable the table creation
if no table can be found during the scan. Usually this is done only
once if a new chip is found.
Table write support
Set the option NAND_BBT_WRITE to enable the table write support.
This allows the update of the bad block table(s) in case a block has
to be marked bad due to wear. The MTD interface function block_markbad
is calling the update function of the bad block table. If the write
support is enabled then the table is updated on FLASH.
Note: Write support should only be enabled for mirrored tables with
version control.
Table version control
Set the option NAND_BBT_VERSION to enable the table version control.
It's highly recommended to enable this for mirrored tables with write
support. It makes sure that the risk of losing the bad block
table information is reduced to the loss of the information about the
one worn out block which should be marked bad. The version is stored in
4 consecutive bytes in the spare area of the device. The position of
the version number is defined by the member veroffs in the bad block table
descriptor.
Save block contents on write
In case that the block which holds the bad block table does contain
other useful information, set the option NAND_BBT_SAVECONTENT. When
the bad block table is written then the whole block is read the bad
block table is updated and the block is erased and everything is
written back. If this option is not set only the bad block table
is written and everything else in the block is ignored and erased.
Number of reserved blocks
For automatic placement some blocks must be reserved for
bad block table storage. The number of reserved blocks is defined
in the maxblocks member of the bad block table description structure.
Reserving 4 blocks for mirrored tables should be a reasonable number.
This also limits the number of blocks which are scanned for the bad
block table ident pattern.
Spare area (auto)placement
The nand driver implements different possibilities for
placement of filesystem data in the spare area,
Placement defined by fs driver
Automatic placement
The default placement function is automatic placement. The
nand driver has built in default placement schemes for the
various chiptypes. If due to hardware ECC functionality the
default placement does not fit then the board driver can
provide a own placement scheme.
File system drivers can provide a own placement scheme which
is used instead of the default placement scheme.
Placement schemes are defined by a nand_oobinfo structure
struct nand_oobinfo {
int useecc;
int eccbytes;
int eccpos[24];
int oobfree[8][2];
};
useecc
The useecc member controls the ecc and placement function. The header
file include/mtd/mtd-abi.h contains constants to select ecc and
placement. MTD_NANDECC_OFF switches off the ecc complete. This is
not recommended and available for testing and diagnosis only.
MTD_NANDECC_PLACE selects caller defined placement, MTD_NANDECC_AUTOPLACE
selects automatic placement.
eccbytes
The eccbytes member defines the number of ecc bytes per page.
eccpos
The eccpos array holds the byte offsets in the spare area where
the ecc codes are placed.
oobfree
The oobfree array defines the areas in the spare area which can be
used for automatic placement. The information is given in the format
{offset, size}. offset defines the start of the usable area, size the
length in bytes. More than one area can be defined. The list is terminated
by an {0, 0} entry.
Placement defined by fs driver
The calling function provides a pointer to a nand_oobinfo
structure which defines the ecc placement. For writes the
caller must provide a spare area buffer along with the
data buffer. The spare area buffer size is (number of pages) *
(size of spare area). For reads the buffer size is
(number of pages) * ((size of spare area) + (number of ecc
steps per page) * sizeof (int)). The driver stores the
result of the ecc check for each tuple in the spare buffer.
The storage sequence is
<spare data page 0><ecc result 0>...<ecc result n>
...
<spare data page n><ecc result 0>...<ecc result n>
This is a legacy mode used by YAFFS1.
If the spare area buffer is NULL then only the ECC placement is
done according to the given scheme in the nand_oobinfo structure.
Automatic placement
Automatic placement uses the built in defaults to place the
ecc bytes in the spare area. If filesystem data have to be stored /
read into the spare area then the calling function must provide a
buffer. The buffer size per page is determined by the oobfree array in
the nand_oobinfo structure.
If the spare area buffer is NULL then only the ECC placement is
done according to the default builtin scheme.
Spare area autoplacement default schemes
256 byte pagesize
Offset
Content
Comment
0x00
ECC byte 0
Error correction code byte 0
0x01
ECC byte 1
Error correction code byte 1
0x02
ECC byte 2
Error correction code byte 2
0x03
Autoplace 0
0x04
Autoplace 1
0x05
Bad block marker
If any bit in this byte is zero, then this block is bad.
This applies only to the first page in a block. In the remaining
pages this byte is reserved
0x06
Autoplace 2
0x07
Autoplace 3
512 byte pagesize
Offset
Content
Comment
0x00
ECC byte 0
Error correction code byte 0 of the lower 256 Byte data in
this page
0x01
ECC byte 1
Error correction code byte 1 of the lower 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x02
ECC byte 2
Error correction code byte 2 of the lower 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x03
ECC byte 3
Error correction code byte 0 of the upper 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x04
reserved
reserved
0x05
Bad block marker
If any bit in this byte is zero, then this block is bad.
This applies only to the first page in a block. In the remaining
pages this byte is reserved
0x06
ECC byte 4
Error correction code byte 1 of the upper 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x07
ECC byte 5
Error correction code byte 2 of the upper 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x08 - 0x0F
Autoplace 0 - 7
2048 byte pagesize
Offset
Content
Comment
0x00
Bad block marker
If any bit in this byte is zero, then this block is bad.
This applies only to the first page in a block. In the remaining
pages this byte is reserved
0x01
Reserved
Reserved
0x02-0x27
Autoplace 0 - 37
0x28
ECC byte 0
Error correction code byte 0 of the first 256 Byte data in
this page
0x29
ECC byte 1
Error correction code byte 1 of the first 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x2A
ECC byte 2
Error correction code byte 2 of the first 256 Bytes data in
this page
0x2B
ECC byte 3
Error correction code byte 0 of the second 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x2C
ECC byte 4
Error correction code byte 1 of the second 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x2D
ECC byte 5
Error correction code byte 2 of the second 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x2E
ECC byte 6
Error correction code byte 0 of the third 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x2F
ECC byte 7
Error correction code byte 1 of the third 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x30
ECC byte 8
Error correction code byte 2 of the third 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x31
ECC byte 9
Error correction code byte 0 of the fourth 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x32
ECC byte 10
Error correction code byte 1 of the fourth 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x33
ECC byte 11
Error correction code byte 2 of the fourth 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x34
ECC byte 12
Error correction code byte 0 of the fifth 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x35
ECC byte 13
Error correction code byte 1 of the fifth 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x36
ECC byte 14
Error correction code byte 2 of the fifth 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x37
ECC byte 15
Error correction code byte 0 of the sixt 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x38
ECC byte 16
Error correction code byte 1 of the sixt 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x39
ECC byte 17
Error correction code byte 2 of the sixt 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x3A
ECC byte 18
Error correction code byte 0 of the seventh 256 Bytes of
data in this page
0x3B
ECC byte 19
Error correction code byte 1 of the seventh 256 Bytes of
data in this page
0x3C
ECC byte 20
Error correction code byte 2 of the seventh 256 Bytes of
data in this page
0x3D
ECC byte 21
Error correction code byte 0 of the eighth 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x3E
ECC byte 22
Error correction code byte 1 of the eighth 256 Bytes of data
in this page
0x3F
ECC byte 23
Error correction code byte 2 of the eighth 256 Bytes of data
in this page
Filesystem support
The NAND driver provides all necessary functions for a
filesystem via the MTD interface.
Filesystems must be aware of the NAND peculiarities and
restrictions. One major restrictions of NAND Flash is, that you cannot
write as often as you want to a page. The consecutive writes to a page,
before erasing it again, are restricted to 1-3 writes, depending on the
manufacturers specifications. This applies similar to the spare area.
Therefore NAND aware filesystems must either write in page size chunks
or hold a writebuffer to collect smaller writes until they sum up to
pagesize. Available NAND aware filesystems: JFFS2, YAFFS.
The spare area usage to store filesystem data is controlled by
the spare area placement functionality which is described in one
of the earlier chapters.
Tools
The MTD project provides a couple of helpful tools to handle NAND Flash.
flasherase, flasheraseall: Erase and format FLASH partitions
nandwrite: write filesystem images to NAND FLASH
nanddump: dump the contents of a NAND FLASH partitions
These tools are aware of the NAND restrictions. Please use those tools
instead of complaining about errors which are caused by non NAND aware
access methods.
Constants
This chapter describes the constants which might be relevant for a driver developer.
Chip option constants
Constants for chip id table
These constants are defined in nand.h. They are ored together to describe
the chip functionality.
/* Buswitdh is 16 bit */
#define NAND_BUSWIDTH_16 0x00000002
/* Device supports partial programming without padding */
#define NAND_NO_PADDING 0x00000004
/* Chip has cache program function */
#define NAND_CACHEPRG 0x00000008
/* Chip has copy back function */
#define NAND_COPYBACK 0x00000010
/* AND Chip which has 4 banks and a confusing page / block
* assignment. See Renesas datasheet for further information */
#define NAND_IS_AND 0x00000020
/* Chip has a array of 4 pages which can be read without
* additional ready /busy waits */
#define NAND_4PAGE_ARRAY 0x00000040
Constants for runtime options
These constants are defined in nand.h. They are ored together to describe
the functionality.
/* The hw ecc generator provides a syndrome instead a ecc value on read
* This can only work if we have the ecc bytes directly behind the
* data bytes. Applies for DOC and AG-AND Renesas HW Reed Solomon generators */
#define NAND_HWECC_SYNDROME 0x00020000
ECC selection constants
Use these constants to select the ECC algorithm.
/* No ECC. Usage is not recommended ! */
#define NAND_ECC_NONE 0
/* Software ECC 3 byte ECC per 256 Byte data */
#define NAND_ECC_SOFT 1
/* Hardware ECC 3 byte ECC per 256 Byte data */
#define NAND_ECC_HW3_256 2
/* Hardware ECC 3 byte ECC per 512 Byte data */
#define NAND_ECC_HW3_512 3
/* Hardware ECC 6 byte ECC per 512 Byte data */
#define NAND_ECC_HW6_512 4
/* Hardware ECC 6 byte ECC per 512 Byte data */
#define NAND_ECC_HW8_512 6
Hardware control related constants
These constants describe the requested hardware access function when
the boardspecific hardware control function is called
/* Select the chip by setting nCE to low */
#define NAND_CTL_SETNCE 1
/* Deselect the chip by setting nCE to high */
#define NAND_CTL_CLRNCE 2
/* Select the command latch by setting CLE to high */
#define NAND_CTL_SETCLE 3
/* Deselect the command latch by setting CLE to low */
#define NAND_CTL_CLRCLE 4
/* Select the address latch by setting ALE to high */
#define NAND_CTL_SETALE 5
/* Deselect the address latch by setting ALE to low */
#define NAND_CTL_CLRALE 6
/* Set write protection by setting WP to high. Not used! */
#define NAND_CTL_SETWP 7
/* Clear write protection by setting WP to low. Not used! */
#define NAND_CTL_CLRWP 8
Bad block table related constants
These constants describe the options used for bad block
table descriptors.
/* Options for the bad block table descriptors */
/* The number of bits used per block in the bbt on the device */
#define NAND_BBT_NRBITS_MSK 0x0000000F
#define NAND_BBT_1BIT 0x00000001
#define NAND_BBT_2BIT 0x00000002
#define NAND_BBT_4BIT 0x00000004
#define NAND_BBT_8BIT 0x00000008
/* The bad block table is in the last good block of the device */
#define NAND_BBT_LASTBLOCK 0x00000010
/* The bbt is at the given page, else we must scan for the bbt */
#define NAND_BBT_ABSPAGE 0x00000020
/* bbt is stored per chip on multichip devices */
#define NAND_BBT_PERCHIP 0x00000080
/* bbt has a version counter at offset veroffs */
#define NAND_BBT_VERSION 0x00000100
/* Create a bbt if none axists */
#define NAND_BBT_CREATE 0x00000200
/* Write bbt if necessary */
#define NAND_BBT_WRITE 0x00001000
/* Read and write back block contents when writing bbt */
#define NAND_BBT_SAVECONTENT 0x00002000
Structures
This chapter contains the autogenerated documentation of the structures which are
used in the NAND driver and might be relevant for a driver developer. Each
struct member has a short description which is marked with an [XXX] identifier.
See the chapter "Documentation hints" for an explanation.
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struct nand_hw_control
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struct nand_hw_control
Control structure for hardware controller (e.g ECC generator) shared among independent devices
Synopsis
struct nand_hw_control {
spinlock_t lock;
struct nand_chip * active;
wait_queue_head_t wq;
};
Members
lock
protection lock
active
the mtd device which holds the controller currently
wq
wait queue to sleep on if a NAND operation is in
progress used instead of the per chip wait queue
when a hw controller is available.
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struct nand_ecc_ctrl
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struct nand_ecc_ctrl
Control structure for ECC
Synopsis
struct nand_ecc_ctrl {
nand_ecc_modes_t mode;
int steps;
int size;
int bytes;
int total;
int strength;
int prepad;
int postpad;
struct nand_ecclayout * layout;
void * priv;
void (* hwctl) (struct mtd_info *mtd, int mode);
int (* calculate) (struct mtd_info *mtd, const uint8_t *dat,uint8_t *ecc_code);
int (* correct) (struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *dat, uint8_t *read_ecc,uint8_t *calc_ecc);
int (* read_page_raw) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,uint8_t *buf, int oob_required, int page);
int (* write_page_raw) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,const uint8_t *buf, int oob_required);
int (* read_page) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,uint8_t *buf, int oob_required, int page);
int (* read_subpage) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,uint32_t offs, uint32_t len, uint8_t *buf, int page);
int (* write_subpage) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,uint32_t offset, uint32_t data_len,const uint8_t *data_buf, int oob_required);
int (* write_page) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,const uint8_t *buf, int oob_required);
int (* write_oob_raw) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,int page);
int (* read_oob_raw) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,int page);
int (* read_oob) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip, int page);
int (* write_oob) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,int page);
};
Members
mode
ECC mode
steps
number of ECC steps per page
size
data bytes per ECC step
bytes
ECC bytes per step
total
total number of ECC bytes per page
strength
max number of correctible bits per ECC step
prepad
padding information for syndrome based ECC generators
postpad
padding information for syndrome based ECC generators
layout
ECC layout control struct pointer
priv
pointer to private ECC control data
hwctl
function to control hardware ECC generator. Must only
be provided if an hardware ECC is available
calculate
function for ECC calculation or readback from ECC hardware
correct
function for ECC correction, matching to ECC generator (sw/hw)
read_page_raw
function to read a raw page without ECC. This function
should hide the specific layout used by the ECC
controller and always return contiguous in-band and
out-of-band data even if they're not stored
contiguously on the NAND chip (e.g.
NAND_ECC_HW_SYNDROME interleaves in-band and
out-of-band data).
write_page_raw
function to write a raw page without ECC. This function
should hide the specific layout used by the ECC
controller and consider the passed data as contiguous
in-band and out-of-band data. ECC controller is
responsible for doing the appropriate transformations
to adapt to its specific layout (e.g.
NAND_ECC_HW_SYNDROME interleaves in-band and
out-of-band data).
read_page
function to read a page according to the ECC generator
requirements; returns maximum number of bitflips corrected in
any single ECC step, 0 if bitflips uncorrectable, -EIO hw error
read_subpage
function to read parts of the page covered by ECC;
returns same as read_page
write_subpage
function to write parts of the page covered by ECC.
write_page
function to write a page according to the ECC generator
requirements.
write_oob_raw
function to write chip OOB data without ECC
read_oob_raw
function to read chip OOB data without ECC
read_oob
function to read chip OOB data
write_oob
function to write chip OOB data
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struct nand_buffers
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struct nand_buffers
buffer structure for read/write
Synopsis
struct nand_buffers {
uint8_t * ecccalc;
uint8_t * ecccode;
uint8_t * databuf;
};
Members
ecccalc
buffer pointer for calculated ECC, size is oobsize.
ecccode
buffer pointer for ECC read from flash, size is oobsize.
databuf
buffer pointer for data, size is (page size + oobsize).
Description
Do not change the order of buffers. databuf and oobrbuf must be in
consecutive order.
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struct nand_chip
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struct nand_chip
NAND Private Flash Chip Data
Synopsis
struct nand_chip {
void __iomem * IO_ADDR_R;
void __iomem * IO_ADDR_W;
uint8_t (* read_byte) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
u16 (* read_word) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
void (* write_byte) (struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t byte);
void (* write_buf) (struct mtd_info *mtd, const uint8_t *buf, int len);
void (* read_buf) (struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *buf, int len);
void (* select_chip) (struct mtd_info *mtd, int chip);
int (* block_bad) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, int getchip);
int (* block_markbad) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs);
void (* cmd_ctrl) (struct mtd_info *mtd, int dat, unsigned int ctrl);
int (* init_size) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *this,u8 *id_data);
int (* dev_ready) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
void (* cmdfunc) (struct mtd_info *mtd, unsigned command, int column,int page_addr);
int(* waitfunc) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *this);
int (* erase) (struct mtd_info *mtd, int page);
int (* scan_bbt) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
int (* errstat) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *this, int state,int status, int page);
int (* write_page) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,uint32_t offset, int data_len, const uint8_t *buf,int oob_required, int page, int cached, int raw);
int (* onfi_set_features) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,int feature_addr, uint8_t *subfeature_para);
int (* onfi_get_features) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,int feature_addr, uint8_t *subfeature_para);
int (* setup_read_retry) (struct mtd_info *mtd, int retry_mode);
int chip_delay;
unsigned int options;
unsigned int bbt_options;
int page_shift;
int phys_erase_shift;
int bbt_erase_shift;
int chip_shift;
int numchips;
uint64_t chipsize;
int pagemask;
int pagebuf;
unsigned int pagebuf_bitflips;
int subpagesize;
uint8_t bits_per_cell;
uint16_t ecc_strength_ds;
uint16_t ecc_step_ds;
int onfi_timing_mode_default;
int badblockpos;
int badblockbits;
int onfi_version;
int jedec_version;
union {unnamed_union};
int read_retries;
flstate_t state;
uint8_t * oob_poi;
struct nand_hw_control * controller;
struct nand_ecc_ctrl ecc;
struct nand_buffers * buffers;
struct nand_hw_control hwcontrol;
uint8_t * bbt;
struct nand_bbt_descr * bbt_td;
struct nand_bbt_descr * bbt_md;
struct nand_bbt_descr * badblock_pattern;
void * priv;
};
Members
IO_ADDR_R
[BOARDSPECIFIC] address to read the 8 I/O lines of the
flash device
IO_ADDR_W
[BOARDSPECIFIC] address to write the 8 I/O lines of the
flash device.
read_byte
[REPLACEABLE] read one byte from the chip
read_word
[REPLACEABLE] read one word from the chip
write_byte
[REPLACEABLE] write a single byte to the chip on the
low 8 I/O lines
write_buf
[REPLACEABLE] write data from the buffer to the chip
read_buf
[REPLACEABLE] read data from the chip into the buffer
select_chip
[REPLACEABLE] select chip nr
block_bad
[REPLACEABLE] check if a block is bad, using OOB markers
block_markbad
[REPLACEABLE] mark a block bad
cmd_ctrl
[BOARDSPECIFIC] hardwarespecific function for controlling
ALE/CLE/nCE. Also used to write command and address
init_size
[BOARDSPECIFIC] hardwarespecific function for setting
mtd->oobsize, mtd->writesize and so on.
id_data contains the 8 bytes values of NAND_CMD_READID.
Return with the bus width.
dev_ready
[BOARDSPECIFIC] hardwarespecific function for accessing
device ready/busy line. If set to NULL no access to
ready/busy is available and the ready/busy information
is read from the chip status register.
cmdfunc
[REPLACEABLE] hardwarespecific function for writing
commands to the chip.
waitfunc
[REPLACEABLE] hardwarespecific function for wait on
ready.
erase
[REPLACEABLE] erase function
scan_bbt
[REPLACEABLE] function to scan bad block table
errstat
[OPTIONAL] hardware specific function to perform
additional error status checks (determine if errors are
correctable).
write_page
[REPLACEABLE] High-level page write function
onfi_set_features
[REPLACEABLE] set the features for ONFI nand
onfi_get_features
[REPLACEABLE] get the features for ONFI nand
setup_read_retry
[FLASHSPECIFIC] flash (vendor) specific function for
setting the read-retry mode. Mostly needed for MLC NAND.
chip_delay
[BOARDSPECIFIC] chip dependent delay for transferring
data from array to read regs (tR).
options
[BOARDSPECIFIC] various chip options. They can partly
be set to inform nand_scan about special functionality.
See the defines for further explanation.
bbt_options
[INTERN] bad block specific options. All options used
here must come from bbm.h. By default, these options
will be copied to the appropriate nand_bbt_descr's.
page_shift
[INTERN] number of address bits in a page (column
address bits).
phys_erase_shift
[INTERN] number of address bits in a physical eraseblock
bbt_erase_shift
[INTERN] number of address bits in a bbt entry
chip_shift
[INTERN] number of address bits in one chip
numchips
[INTERN] number of physical chips
chipsize
[INTERN] the size of one chip for multichip arrays
pagemask
[INTERN] page number mask = number of (pages / chip) - 1
pagebuf
[INTERN] holds the pagenumber which is currently in
data_buf.
pagebuf_bitflips
[INTERN] holds the bitflip count for the page which is
currently in data_buf.
subpagesize
[INTERN] holds the subpagesize
bits_per_cell
[INTERN] number of bits per cell. i.e., 1 means SLC.
ecc_strength_ds
[INTERN] ECC correctability from the datasheet.
Minimum amount of bit errors per ecc_step_ds guaranteed
to be correctable. If unknown, set to zero.
ecc_step_ds
[INTERN] ECC step required by the ecc_strength_ds,
also from the datasheet. It is the recommended ECC step
size, if known; if unknown, set to zero.
onfi_timing_mode_default
[INTERN] default ONFI timing mode. This field is
either deduced from the datasheet if the NAND
chip is not ONFI compliant or set to 0 if it is
(an ONFI chip is always configured in mode 0
after a NAND reset)
badblockpos
[INTERN] position of the bad block marker in the oob
area.
badblockbits
[INTERN] minimum number of set bits in a good block's
bad block marker position; i.e., BBM == 11110111b is
not bad when badblockbits == 7
onfi_version
[INTERN] holds the chip ONFI version (BCD encoded),
non 0 if ONFI supported.
jedec_version
[INTERN] holds the chip JEDEC version (BCD encoded),
non 0 if JEDEC supported.
{unnamed_union}
anonymous
read_retries
[INTERN] the number of read retry modes supported
state
[INTERN] the current state of the NAND device
oob_poi
"poison value buffer," used for laying out OOB data
before writing
controller
[REPLACEABLE] a pointer to a hardware controller
structure which is shared among multiple independent
devices.
ecc
[BOARDSPECIFIC] ECC control structure
buffers
buffer structure for read/write
hwcontrol
platform-specific hardware control structure
bbt
[INTERN] bad block table pointer
bbt_td
[REPLACEABLE] bad block table descriptor for flash
lookup.
bbt_md
[REPLACEABLE] bad block table mirror descriptor
badblock_pattern
[REPLACEABLE] bad block scan pattern used for initial
bad block scan.
priv
[OPTIONAL] pointer to private chip data
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struct nand_flash_dev
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struct nand_flash_dev
NAND Flash Device ID Structure
Synopsis
struct nand_flash_dev {
char * name;
union ecc;
int onfi_timing_mode_default;
};
Members
name
a human-readable name of the NAND chip
ecc
ECC correctability and step information from the datasheet.
ecc.strength_ds: The ECC correctability from the datasheet, same as the
ecc_strength_ds in nand_chip{}.
ecc.step_ds: The ECC step required by the ecc.strength_ds, same as the
ecc_step_ds in nand_chip{}, also from the datasheet.
For example, the 4bit ECC for each 512Byte
can be set with
NAND_ECC_INFO(4, 512).
onfi_timing_mode_default
the default ONFI timing mode entered after a NAND
reset. Should be deduced from timings described
in the datasheet.
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struct nand_manufacturers
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struct nand_manufacturers
NAND Flash Manufacturer ID Structure
Synopsis
struct nand_manufacturers {
int id;
char * name;
};
Members
id
manufacturer ID code of device.
name
Manufacturer name
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struct platform_nand_chip
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struct platform_nand_chip
chip level device structure
Synopsis
struct platform_nand_chip {
int nr_chips;
int chip_offset;
int nr_partitions;
struct mtd_partition * partitions;
struct nand_ecclayout * ecclayout;
int chip_delay;
unsigned int options;
unsigned int bbt_options;
const char ** part_probe_types;
};
Members
nr_chips
max. number of chips to scan for
chip_offset
chip number offset
nr_partitions
number of partitions pointed to by partitions (or zero)
partitions
mtd partition list
ecclayout
ECC layout info structure
chip_delay
R/B delay value in us
options
Option flags, e.g. 16bit buswidth
bbt_options
BBT option flags, e.g. NAND_BBT_USE_FLASH
part_probe_types
NULL-terminated array of probe types
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struct platform_nand_ctrl
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struct platform_nand_ctrl
controller level device structure
Synopsis
struct platform_nand_ctrl {
int (* probe) (struct platform_device *pdev);
void (* remove) (struct platform_device *pdev);
void (* hwcontrol) (struct mtd_info *mtd, int cmd);
int (* dev_ready) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
void (* select_chip) (struct mtd_info *mtd, int chip);
void (* cmd_ctrl) (struct mtd_info *mtd, int dat, unsigned int ctrl);
void (* write_buf) (struct mtd_info *mtd, const uint8_t *buf, int len);
void (* read_buf) (struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *buf, int len);
unsigned char (* read_byte) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
void * priv;
};
Members
probe
platform specific function to probe/setup hardware
remove
platform specific function to remove/teardown hardware
hwcontrol
platform specific hardware control structure
dev_ready
platform specific function to read ready/busy pin
select_chip
platform specific chip select function
cmd_ctrl
platform specific function for controlling
ALE/CLE/nCE. Also used to write command and address
write_buf
platform specific function for write buffer
read_buf
platform specific function for read buffer
read_byte
platform specific function to read one byte from chip
priv
private data to transport driver specific settings
Description
All fields are optional and depend on the hardware driver requirements
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struct platform_nand_data
container structure for platform-specific data
Synopsis
struct platform_nand_data {
struct platform_nand_chip chip;
struct platform_nand_ctrl ctrl;
};
Members
chip
chip level chip structure
ctrl
controller level device structure
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nand_opcode_8bits
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nand_opcode_8bits
Synopsis
int nand_opcode_8bits
unsigned int command
Arguments
command
opcode to check
Public Functions Provided
This chapter contains the autogenerated documentation of the NAND kernel API functions
which are exported. Each function has a short description which is marked with an [XXX] identifier.
See the chapter "Documentation hints" for an explanation.
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nand_unlock
[REPLACEABLE] unlocks specified locked blocks
Synopsis
int nand_unlock
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t ofs
uint64_t len
Arguments
mtd
mtd info
ofs
offset to start unlock from
len
length to unlock
Description
Returns unlock status.
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nand_lock
[REPLACEABLE] locks all blocks present in the device
Synopsis
int nand_lock
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t ofs
uint64_t len
Arguments
mtd
mtd info
ofs
offset to start unlock from
len
length to unlock
Description
This feature is not supported in many NAND parts. 'Micron' NAND parts do
have this feature, but it allows only to lock all blocks, not for specified
range for block. Implementing 'lock' feature by making use of 'unlock', for
now.
Returns lock status.
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nand_scan_ident
[NAND Interface] Scan for the NAND device
Synopsis
int nand_scan_ident
struct mtd_info * mtd
int maxchips
struct nand_flash_dev * table
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
maxchips
number of chips to scan for
table
alternative NAND ID table
Description
This is the first phase of the normal nand_scan function. It reads the
flash ID and sets up MTD fields accordingly.
The mtd->owner field must be set to the module of the caller.
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nand_scan_tail
[NAND Interface] Scan for the NAND device
Synopsis
int nand_scan_tail
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
Description
This is the second phase of the normal nand_scan function. It fills out
all the uninitialized function pointers with the defaults and scans for a
bad block table if appropriate.
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nand_scan
[NAND Interface] Scan for the NAND device
Synopsis
int nand_scan
struct mtd_info * mtd
int maxchips
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
maxchips
number of chips to scan for
Description
This fills out all the uninitialized function pointers with the defaults.
The flash ID is read and the mtd/chip structures are filled with the
appropriate values. The mtd->owner field must be set to the module of the
caller.
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nand_release
[NAND Interface] Free resources held by the NAND device
Synopsis
void nand_release
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
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nand_scan_bbt
[NAND Interface] scan, find, read and maybe create bad block table(s)
Synopsis
int nand_scan_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_bbt_descr * bd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
bd
descriptor for the good/bad block search pattern
Description
The function checks, if a bad block table(s) is/are already available. If
not it scans the device for manufacturer marked good / bad blocks and writes
the bad block table(s) to the selected place.
The bad block table memory is allocated here. It must be freed by calling
the nand_free_bbt function.
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__nand_calculate_ecc
[NAND Interface] Calculate 3-byte ECC for 256/512-byte block
Synopsis
void __nand_calculate_ecc
const unsigned char * buf
unsigned int eccsize
unsigned char * code
Arguments
buf
input buffer with raw data
eccsize
data bytes per ECC step (256 or 512)
code
output buffer with ECC
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nand_calculate_ecc
[NAND Interface] Calculate 3-byte ECC for 256/512-byte block
Synopsis
int nand_calculate_ecc
struct mtd_info * mtd
const unsigned char * buf
unsigned char * code
Arguments
mtd
MTD block structure
buf
input buffer with raw data
code
output buffer with ECC
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__nand_correct_data
[NAND Interface] Detect and correct bit error(s)
Synopsis
int __nand_correct_data
unsigned char * buf
unsigned char * read_ecc
unsigned char * calc_ecc
unsigned int eccsize
Arguments
buf
raw data read from the chip
read_ecc
ECC from the chip
calc_ecc
the ECC calculated from raw data
eccsize
data bytes per ECC step (256 or 512)
Description
Detect and correct a 1 bit error for eccsize byte block
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nand_correct_data
[NAND Interface] Detect and correct bit error(s)
Synopsis
int nand_correct_data
struct mtd_info * mtd
unsigned char * buf
unsigned char * read_ecc
unsigned char * calc_ecc
Arguments
mtd
MTD block structure
buf
raw data read from the chip
read_ecc
ECC from the chip
calc_ecc
the ECC calculated from raw data
Description
Detect and correct a 1 bit error for 256/512 byte block
Internal Functions Provided
This chapter contains the autogenerated documentation of the NAND driver internal functions.
Each function has a short description which is marked with an [XXX] identifier.
See the chapter "Documentation hints" for an explanation.
The functions marked with [DEFAULT] might be relevant for a board driver developer.
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nand_release_device
[GENERIC] release chip
Synopsis
void nand_release_device
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
Description
Release chip lock and wake up anyone waiting on the device.
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nand_read_byte
9
4.1.27
nand_read_byte
[DEFAULT] read one byte from the chip
Synopsis
uint8_t nand_read_byte
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
Description
Default read function for 8bit buswidth
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nand_read_byte16
9
4.1.27
nand_read_byte16
[DEFAULT] read one byte endianness aware from the chip
Synopsis
uint8_t nand_read_byte16
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
Description
Default read function for 16bit buswidth with endianness conversion.
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nand_read_word
9
4.1.27
nand_read_word
[DEFAULT] read one word from the chip
Synopsis
u16 nand_read_word
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
Description
Default read function for 16bit buswidth without endianness conversion.
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nand_select_chip
9
4.1.27
nand_select_chip
[DEFAULT] control CE line
Synopsis
void nand_select_chip
struct mtd_info * mtd
int chipnr
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
chipnr
chipnumber to select, -1 for deselect
Description
Default select function for 1 chip devices.
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nand_write_byte
9
4.1.27
nand_write_byte
[DEFAULT] write single byte to chip
Synopsis
void nand_write_byte
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t byte
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
byte
value to write
Description
Default function to write a byte to I/O[7:0]
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nand_write_byte16
9
4.1.27
nand_write_byte16
[DEFAULT] write single byte to a chip with width 16
Synopsis
void nand_write_byte16
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t byte
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
byte
value to write
Description
Default function to write a byte to I/O[7:0] on a 16-bit wide chip.
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nand_write_buf
9
4.1.27
nand_write_buf
[DEFAULT] write buffer to chip
Synopsis
void nand_write_buf
struct mtd_info * mtd
const uint8_t * buf
int len
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
data buffer
len
number of bytes to write
Description
Default write function for 8bit buswidth.
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nand_read_buf
9
4.1.27
nand_read_buf
[DEFAULT] read chip data into buffer
Synopsis
void nand_read_buf
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * buf
int len
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
buffer to store date
len
number of bytes to read
Description
Default read function for 8bit buswidth.
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nand_write_buf16
9
4.1.27
nand_write_buf16
[DEFAULT] write buffer to chip
Synopsis
void nand_write_buf16
struct mtd_info * mtd
const uint8_t * buf
int len
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
data buffer
len
number of bytes to write
Description
Default write function for 16bit buswidth.
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nand_read_buf16
9
4.1.27
nand_read_buf16
[DEFAULT] read chip data into buffer
Synopsis
void nand_read_buf16
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * buf
int len
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
buffer to store date
len
number of bytes to read
Description
Default read function for 16bit buswidth.
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nand_block_bad
9
4.1.27
nand_block_bad
[DEFAULT] Read bad block marker from the chip
Synopsis
int nand_block_bad
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t ofs
int getchip
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
ofs
offset from device start
getchip
0, if the chip is already selected
Description
Check, if the block is bad.
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nand_default_block_markbad
9
4.1.27
nand_default_block_markbad
[DEFAULT] mark a block bad via bad block marker
Synopsis
int nand_default_block_markbad
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t ofs
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
ofs
offset from device start
Description
This is the default implementation, which can be overridden by a hardware
specific driver. It provides the details for writing a bad block marker to a
block.
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nand_block_markbad_lowlevel
9
4.1.27
nand_block_markbad_lowlevel
mark a block bad
Synopsis
int nand_block_markbad_lowlevel
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t ofs
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
ofs
offset from device start
Description
This function performs the generic NAND bad block marking steps (i.e., bad
block table(s) and/or marker(s)). We only allow the hardware driver to
specify how to write bad block markers to OOB (chip->block_markbad).
We try operations in the following order
(1) erase the affected block, to allow OOB marker to be written cleanly
(2) write bad block marker to OOB area of affected block (unless flag
NAND_BBT_NO_OOB_BBM is present)
(3) update the BBT
Note that we retain the first error encountered in (2) or (3), finish the
procedures, and dump the error in the end.
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nand_check_wp
9
4.1.27
nand_check_wp
[GENERIC] check if the chip is write protected
Synopsis
int nand_check_wp
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
Description
Check, if the device is write protected. The function expects, that the
device is already selected.
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nand_block_isreserved
9
4.1.27
nand_block_isreserved
[GENERIC] Check if a block is marked reserved.
Synopsis
int nand_block_isreserved
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t ofs
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
ofs
offset from device start
Description
Check if the block is marked as reserved.
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nand_block_checkbad
9
4.1.27
nand_block_checkbad
[GENERIC] Check if a block is marked bad
Synopsis
int nand_block_checkbad
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t ofs
int getchip
int allowbbt
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
ofs
offset from device start
getchip
0, if the chip is already selected
allowbbt
1, if its allowed to access the bbt area
Description
Check, if the block is bad. Either by reading the bad block table or
calling of the scan function.
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panic_nand_wait_ready
9
4.1.27
panic_nand_wait_ready
[GENERIC] Wait for the ready pin after commands.
Synopsis
void panic_nand_wait_ready
struct mtd_info * mtd
unsigned long timeo
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
timeo
Timeout
Description
Helper function for nand_wait_ready used when needing to wait in interrupt
context.
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nand_wait_status_ready
9
4.1.27
nand_wait_status_ready
[GENERIC] Wait for the ready status after commands.
Synopsis
void nand_wait_status_ready
struct mtd_info * mtd
unsigned long timeo
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
timeo
Timeout in ms
Description
Wait for status ready (i.e. command done) or timeout.
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nand_command
9
4.1.27
nand_command
[DEFAULT] Send command to NAND device
Synopsis
void nand_command
struct mtd_info * mtd
unsigned int command
int column
int page_addr
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
command
the command to be sent
column
the column address for this command, -1 if none
page_addr
the page address for this command, -1 if none
Description
Send command to NAND device. This function is used for small page devices
(512 Bytes per page).
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nand_command_lp
9
4.1.27
nand_command_lp
[DEFAULT] Send command to NAND large page device
Synopsis
void nand_command_lp
struct mtd_info * mtd
unsigned int command
int column
int page_addr
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
command
the command to be sent
column
the column address for this command, -1 if none
page_addr
the page address for this command, -1 if none
Description
Send command to NAND device. This is the version for the new large page
devices. We don't have the separate regions as we have in the small page
devices. We must emulate NAND_CMD_READOOB to keep the code compatible.
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panic_nand_get_device
9
4.1.27
panic_nand_get_device
[GENERIC] Get chip for selected access
Synopsis
void panic_nand_get_device
struct nand_chip * chip
struct mtd_info * mtd
int new_state
Arguments
chip
the nand chip descriptor
mtd
MTD device structure
new_state
the state which is requested
Description
Used when in panic, no locks are taken.
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nand_get_device
9
4.1.27
nand_get_device
[GENERIC] Get chip for selected access
Synopsis
int nand_get_device
struct mtd_info * mtd
int new_state
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
new_state
the state which is requested
Description
Get the device and lock it for exclusive access
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panic_nand_wait
9
4.1.27
panic_nand_wait
[GENERIC] wait until the command is done
Synopsis
void panic_nand_wait
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
unsigned long timeo
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
chip
NAND chip structure
timeo
timeout
Description
Wait for command done. This is a helper function for nand_wait used when
we are in interrupt context. May happen when in panic and trying to write
an oops through mtdoops.
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nand_wait
9
4.1.27
nand_wait
[DEFAULT] wait until the command is done
Synopsis
int nand_wait
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
chip
NAND chip structure
Description
Wait for command done. This applies to erase and program only. Erase can
take up to 400ms and program up to 20ms according to general NAND and
SmartMedia specs.
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__nand_unlock
9
4.1.27
__nand_unlock
[REPLACEABLE] unlocks specified locked blocks
Synopsis
int __nand_unlock
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t ofs
uint64_t len
int invert
Arguments
mtd
mtd info
ofs
offset to start unlock from
len
length to unlock
invert
when = 0, unlock the range of blocks within the lower and
upper boundary address
when = 1, unlock the range of blocks outside the boundaries
of the lower and upper boundary address
Description
Returs unlock status.
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nand_read_page_raw
9
4.1.27
nand_read_page_raw
[INTERN] read raw page data without ecc
Synopsis
int nand_read_page_raw
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
int page
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
buf
buffer to store read data
oob_required
caller requires OOB data read to chip->oob_poi
page
page number to read
Description
Not for syndrome calculating ECC controllers, which use a special oob layout.
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nand_read_page_raw_syndrome
9
4.1.27
nand_read_page_raw_syndrome
[INTERN] read raw page data without ecc
Synopsis
int nand_read_page_raw_syndrome
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
int page
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
buf
buffer to store read data
oob_required
caller requires OOB data read to chip->oob_poi
page
page number to read
Description
We need a special oob layout and handling even when OOB isn't used.
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nand_read_page_swecc
9
4.1.27
nand_read_page_swecc
[REPLACEABLE] software ECC based page read function
Synopsis
int nand_read_page_swecc
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
int page
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
buf
buffer to store read data
oob_required
caller requires OOB data read to chip->oob_poi
page
page number to read
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nand_read_subpage
9
4.1.27
nand_read_subpage
[REPLACEABLE] ECC based sub-page read function
Synopsis
int nand_read_subpage
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
uint32_t data_offs
uint32_t readlen
uint8_t * bufpoi
int page
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
data_offs
offset of requested data within the page
readlen
data length
bufpoi
buffer to store read data
page
page number to read
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nand_read_page_hwecc
9
4.1.27
nand_read_page_hwecc
[REPLACEABLE] hardware ECC based page read function
Synopsis
int nand_read_page_hwecc
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
int page
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
buf
buffer to store read data
oob_required
caller requires OOB data read to chip->oob_poi
page
page number to read
Description
Not for syndrome calculating ECC controllers which need a special oob layout.
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nand_read_page_hwecc_oob_first
9
4.1.27
nand_read_page_hwecc_oob_first
[REPLACEABLE] hw ecc, read oob first
Synopsis
int nand_read_page_hwecc_oob_first
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
int page
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
buf
buffer to store read data
oob_required
caller requires OOB data read to chip->oob_poi
page
page number to read
Description
Hardware ECC for large page chips, require OOB to be read first. For this
ECC mode, the write_page method is re-used from ECC_HW. These methods
read/write ECC from the OOB area, unlike the ECC_HW_SYNDROME support with
multiple ECC steps, follows the infix ECC
scheme and reads/writes ECC from
the data area, by overwriting the NAND manufacturer bad block markings.
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nand_read_page_syndrome
9
4.1.27
nand_read_page_syndrome
[REPLACEABLE] hardware ECC syndrome based page read
Synopsis
int nand_read_page_syndrome
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
int page
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
buf
buffer to store read data
oob_required
caller requires OOB data read to chip->oob_poi
page
page number to read
Description
The hw generator calculates the error syndrome automatically. Therefore we
need a special oob layout and handling.
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nand_transfer_oob
9
4.1.27
nand_transfer_oob
[INTERN] Transfer oob to client buffer
Synopsis
uint8_t * nand_transfer_oob
struct nand_chip * chip
uint8_t * oob
struct mtd_oob_ops * ops
size_t len
Arguments
chip
nand chip structure
oob
oob destination address
ops
oob ops structure
len
size of oob to transfer
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nand_setup_read_retry
9
4.1.27
nand_setup_read_retry
[INTERN] Set the READ RETRY mode
Synopsis
int nand_setup_read_retry
struct mtd_info * mtd
int retry_mode
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
retry_mode
the retry mode to use
Description
Some vendors supply a special command to shift the Vt threshold, to be used
when there are too many bitflips in a page (i.e., ECC error). After setting
a new threshold, the host should retry reading the page.
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nand_do_read_ops
9
4.1.27
nand_do_read_ops
[INTERN] Read data with ECC
Synopsis
int nand_do_read_ops
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t from
struct mtd_oob_ops * ops
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
from
offset to read from
ops
oob ops structure
Description
Internal function. Called with chip held.
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nand_read
9
4.1.27
nand_read
[MTD Interface] MTD compatibility function for nand_do_read_ecc
Synopsis
int nand_read
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t from
size_t len
size_t * retlen
uint8_t * buf
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
from
offset to read from
len
number of bytes to read
retlen
pointer to variable to store the number of read bytes
buf
the databuffer to put data
Description
Get hold of the chip and call nand_do_read.
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nand_read_oob_std
9
4.1.27
nand_read_oob_std
[REPLACEABLE] the most common OOB data read function
Synopsis
int nand_read_oob_std
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
int page
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
page
page number to read
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nand_read_oob_syndrome
9
4.1.27
nand_read_oob_syndrome
[REPLACEABLE] OOB data read function for HW ECC with syndromes
Synopsis
int nand_read_oob_syndrome
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
int page
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
page
page number to read
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nand_write_oob_std
9
4.1.27
nand_write_oob_std
[REPLACEABLE] the most common OOB data write function
Synopsis
int nand_write_oob_std
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
int page
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
page
page number to write
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nand_write_oob_syndrome
9
4.1.27
nand_write_oob_syndrome
[REPLACEABLE] OOB data write function for HW ECC with syndrome - only for large page flash
Synopsis
int nand_write_oob_syndrome
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
int page
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
page
page number to write
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nand_do_read_oob
9
4.1.27
nand_do_read_oob
[INTERN] NAND read out-of-band
Synopsis
int nand_do_read_oob
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t from
struct mtd_oob_ops * ops
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
from
offset to read from
ops
oob operations description structure
Description
NAND read out-of-band data from the spare area.
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nand_read_oob
9
4.1.27
nand_read_oob
[MTD Interface] NAND read data and/or out-of-band
Synopsis
int nand_read_oob
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t from
struct mtd_oob_ops * ops
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
from
offset to read from
ops
oob operation description structure
Description
NAND read data and/or out-of-band data.
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nand_write_page_raw
9
4.1.27
nand_write_page_raw
[INTERN] raw page write function
Synopsis
int nand_write_page_raw
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
const uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
buf
data buffer
oob_required
must write chip->oob_poi to OOB
Description
Not for syndrome calculating ECC controllers, which use a special oob layout.
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nand_write_page_raw_syndrome
9
4.1.27
nand_write_page_raw_syndrome
[INTERN] raw page write function
Synopsis
int nand_write_page_raw_syndrome
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
const uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
buf
data buffer
oob_required
must write chip->oob_poi to OOB
Description
We need a special oob layout and handling even when ECC isn't checked.
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nand_write_page_swecc
9
4.1.27
nand_write_page_swecc
[REPLACEABLE] software ECC based page write function
Synopsis
int nand_write_page_swecc
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
const uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
buf
data buffer
oob_required
must write chip->oob_poi to OOB
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nand_write_page_hwecc
9
4.1.27
nand_write_page_hwecc
[REPLACEABLE] hardware ECC based page write function
Synopsis
int nand_write_page_hwecc
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
const uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
buf
data buffer
oob_required
must write chip->oob_poi to OOB
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nand_write_subpage_hwecc
9
4.1.27
nand_write_subpage_hwecc
[REPLACEABLE] hardware ECC based subpage write
Synopsis
int nand_write_subpage_hwecc
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
uint32_t offset
uint32_t data_len
const uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
offset
column address of subpage within the page
data_len
data length
buf
data buffer
oob_required
must write chip->oob_poi to OOB
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nand_write_page_syndrome
9
4.1.27
nand_write_page_syndrome
[REPLACEABLE] hardware ECC syndrome based page write
Synopsis
int nand_write_page_syndrome
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
const uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
Arguments
mtd
mtd info structure
chip
nand chip info structure
buf
data buffer
oob_required
must write chip->oob_poi to OOB
Description
The hw generator calculates the error syndrome automatically. Therefore we
need a special oob layout and handling.
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nand_write_page
9
4.1.27
nand_write_page
[REPLACEABLE] write one page
Synopsis
int nand_write_page
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
uint32_t offset
int data_len
const uint8_t * buf
int oob_required
int page
int cached
int raw
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
chip
NAND chip descriptor
offset
address offset within the page
data_len
length of actual data to be written
buf
the data to write
oob_required
must write chip->oob_poi to OOB
page
page number to write
cached
cached programming
raw
use _raw version of write_page
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nand_fill_oob
9
4.1.27
nand_fill_oob
[INTERN] Transfer client buffer to oob
Synopsis
uint8_t * nand_fill_oob
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * oob
size_t len
struct mtd_oob_ops * ops
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
oob
oob data buffer
len
oob data write length
ops
oob ops structure
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nand_do_write_ops
9
4.1.27
nand_do_write_ops
[INTERN] NAND write with ECC
Synopsis
int nand_do_write_ops
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t to
struct mtd_oob_ops * ops
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
to
offset to write to
ops
oob operations description structure
Description
NAND write with ECC.
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panic_nand_write
9
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panic_nand_write
[MTD Interface] NAND write with ECC
Synopsis
int panic_nand_write
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t to
size_t len
size_t * retlen
const uint8_t * buf
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
to
offset to write to
len
number of bytes to write
retlen
pointer to variable to store the number of written bytes
buf
the data to write
Description
NAND write with ECC. Used when performing writes in interrupt context, this
may for example be called by mtdoops when writing an oops while in panic.
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nand_write
9
4.1.27
nand_write
[MTD Interface] NAND write with ECC
Synopsis
int nand_write
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t to
size_t len
size_t * retlen
const uint8_t * buf
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
to
offset to write to
len
number of bytes to write
retlen
pointer to variable to store the number of written bytes
buf
the data to write
Description
NAND write with ECC.
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nand_do_write_oob
9
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nand_do_write_oob
[MTD Interface] NAND write out-of-band
Synopsis
int nand_do_write_oob
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t to
struct mtd_oob_ops * ops
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
to
offset to write to
ops
oob operation description structure
Description
NAND write out-of-band.
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nand_write_oob
9
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nand_write_oob
[MTD Interface] NAND write data and/or out-of-band
Synopsis
int nand_write_oob
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t to
struct mtd_oob_ops * ops
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
to
offset to write to
ops
oob operation description structure
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single_erase
9
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single_erase
[GENERIC] NAND standard block erase command function
Synopsis
int single_erase
struct mtd_info * mtd
int page
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
page
the page address of the block which will be erased
Description
Standard erase command for NAND chips. Returns NAND status.
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nand_erase
9
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nand_erase
[MTD Interface] erase block(s)
Synopsis
int nand_erase
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct erase_info * instr
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
instr
erase instruction
Description
Erase one ore more blocks.
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nand_erase_nand
9
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nand_erase_nand
[INTERN] erase block(s)
Synopsis
int nand_erase_nand
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct erase_info * instr
int allowbbt
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
instr
erase instruction
allowbbt
allow erasing the bbt area
Description
Erase one ore more blocks.
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nand_sync
9
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nand_sync
[MTD Interface] sync
Synopsis
void nand_sync
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
Description
Sync is actually a wait for chip ready function.
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nand_block_isbad
9
4.1.27
nand_block_isbad
[MTD Interface] Check if block at offset is bad
Synopsis
int nand_block_isbad
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t offs
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
offs
offset relative to mtd start
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nand_block_markbad
9
4.1.27
nand_block_markbad
[MTD Interface] Mark block at the given offset as bad
Synopsis
int nand_block_markbad
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t ofs
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
ofs
offset relative to mtd start
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nand_onfi_set_features
9
4.1.27
nand_onfi_set_features
[REPLACEABLE] set features for ONFI nand
Synopsis
int nand_onfi_set_features
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
int addr
uint8_t * subfeature_param
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
chip
nand chip info structure
addr
feature address.
subfeature_param
the subfeature parameters, a four bytes array.
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nand_onfi_get_features
9
4.1.27
nand_onfi_get_features
[REPLACEABLE] get features for ONFI nand
Synopsis
int nand_onfi_get_features
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_chip * chip
int addr
uint8_t * subfeature_param
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
chip
nand chip info structure
addr
feature address.
subfeature_param
the subfeature parameters, a four bytes array.
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nand_suspend
9
4.1.27
nand_suspend
[MTD Interface] Suspend the NAND flash
Synopsis
int nand_suspend
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
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nand_resume
9
4.1.27
nand_resume
[MTD Interface] Resume the NAND flash
Synopsis
void nand_resume
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
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nand_shutdown
9
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nand_shutdown
[MTD Interface] Finish the current NAND operation and prevent further operations
Synopsis
void nand_shutdown
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
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check_pattern
9
4.1.27
check_pattern
[GENERIC] check if a pattern is in the buffer
Synopsis
int check_pattern
uint8_t * buf
int len
int paglen
struct nand_bbt_descr * td
Arguments
buf
the buffer to search
len
the length of buffer to search
paglen
the pagelength
td
search pattern descriptor
Description
Check for a pattern at the given place. Used to search bad block tables and
good / bad block identifiers.
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check_short_pattern
9
4.1.27
check_short_pattern
[GENERIC] check if a pattern is in the buffer
Synopsis
int check_short_pattern
uint8_t * buf
struct nand_bbt_descr * td
Arguments
buf
the buffer to search
td
search pattern descriptor
Description
Check for a pattern at the given place. Used to search bad block tables and
good / bad block identifiers. Same as check_pattern, but no optional empty
check.
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add_marker_len
9
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add_marker_len
compute the length of the marker in data area
Synopsis
u32 add_marker_len
struct nand_bbt_descr * td
Arguments
td
BBT descriptor used for computation
Description
The length will be 0 if the marker is located in OOB area.
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read_bbt
9
4.1.27
read_bbt
[GENERIC] Read the bad block table starting from page
Synopsis
int read_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * buf
int page
int num
struct nand_bbt_descr * td
int offs
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
temporary buffer
page
the starting page
num
the number of bbt descriptors to read
td
the bbt describtion table
offs
block number offset in the table
Description
Read the bad block table starting from page.
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read_abs_bbt
9
4.1.27
read_abs_bbt
[GENERIC] Read the bad block table starting at a given page
Synopsis
int read_abs_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * buf
struct nand_bbt_descr * td
int chip
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
temporary buffer
td
descriptor for the bad block table
chip
read the table for a specific chip, -1 read all chips; applies only if
NAND_BBT_PERCHIP option is set
Description
Read the bad block table for all chips starting at a given page. We assume
that the bbt bits are in consecutive order.
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scan_read_oob
9
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scan_read_oob
[GENERIC] Scan data+OOB region to buffer
Synopsis
int scan_read_oob
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * buf
loff_t offs
size_t len
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
temporary buffer
offs
offset at which to scan
len
length of data region to read
Description
Scan read data from data+OOB. May traverse multiple pages, interleaving
page,OOB,page,OOB,... in buf. Completes transfer and returns the strongest
ECC condition (error or bitflip). May quit on the first (non-ECC) error.
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read_abs_bbts
9
4.1.27
read_abs_bbts
[GENERIC] Read the bad block table(s) for all chips starting at a given page
Synopsis
void read_abs_bbts
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * buf
struct nand_bbt_descr * td
struct nand_bbt_descr * md
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
temporary buffer
td
descriptor for the bad block table
md
descriptor for the bad block table mirror
Description
Read the bad block table(s) for all chips starting at a given page. We
assume that the bbt bits are in consecutive order.
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create_bbt
9
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create_bbt
[GENERIC] Create a bad block table by scanning the device
Synopsis
int create_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * buf
struct nand_bbt_descr * bd
int chip
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
temporary buffer
bd
descriptor for the good/bad block search pattern
chip
create the table for a specific chip, -1 read all chips; applies only
if NAND_BBT_PERCHIP option is set
Description
Create a bad block table by scanning the device for the given good/bad block
identify pattern.
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search_bbt
9
4.1.27
search_bbt
[GENERIC] scan the device for a specific bad block table
Synopsis
int search_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * buf
struct nand_bbt_descr * td
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
temporary buffer
td
descriptor for the bad block table
Description
Read the bad block table by searching for a given ident pattern. Search is
preformed either from the beginning up or from the end of the device
downwards. The search starts always at the start of a block. If the option
NAND_BBT_PERCHIP is given, each chip is searched for a bbt, which contains
the bad block information of this chip. This is necessary to provide support
for certain DOC devices.
The bbt ident pattern resides in the oob area of the first page in a block.
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search_read_bbts
9
4.1.27
search_read_bbts
[GENERIC] scan the device for bad block table(s)
Synopsis
void search_read_bbts
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * buf
struct nand_bbt_descr * td
struct nand_bbt_descr * md
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
temporary buffer
td
descriptor for the bad block table
md
descriptor for the bad block table mirror
Description
Search and read the bad block table(s).
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write_bbt
9
4.1.27
write_bbt
[GENERIC] (Re)write the bad block table
Synopsis
int write_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * buf
struct nand_bbt_descr * td
struct nand_bbt_descr * md
int chipsel
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
temporary buffer
td
descriptor for the bad block table
md
descriptor for the bad block table mirror
chipsel
selector for a specific chip, -1 for all
Description
(Re)write the bad block table.
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nand_memory_bbt
9
4.1.27
nand_memory_bbt
[GENERIC] create a memory based bad block table
Synopsis
int nand_memory_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_bbt_descr * bd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
bd
descriptor for the good/bad block search pattern
Description
The function creates a memory based bbt by scanning the device for
manufacturer / software marked good / bad blocks.
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check_create
9
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check_create
[GENERIC] create and write bbt(s) if necessary
Synopsis
int check_create
struct mtd_info * mtd
uint8_t * buf
struct nand_bbt_descr * bd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
buf
temporary buffer
bd
descriptor for the good/bad block search pattern
Description
The function checks the results of the previous call to read_bbt and creates
/ updates the bbt(s) if necessary. Creation is necessary if no bbt was found
for the chip/device. Update is necessary if one of the tables is missing or
the version nr. of one table is less than the other.
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mark_bbt_region
9
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mark_bbt_region
[GENERIC] mark the bad block table regions
Synopsis
void mark_bbt_region
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_bbt_descr * td
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
td
bad block table descriptor
Description
The bad block table regions are marked as bad
to prevent accidental
erasures / writes. The regions are identified by the mark 0x02.
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verify_bbt_descr
9
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verify_bbt_descr
verify the bad block description
Synopsis
void verify_bbt_descr
struct mtd_info * mtd
struct nand_bbt_descr * bd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
bd
the table to verify
Description
This functions performs a few sanity checks on the bad block description
table.
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nand_update_bbt
9
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nand_update_bbt
update bad block table(s)
Synopsis
int nand_update_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t offs
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
offs
the offset of the newly marked block
Description
The function updates the bad block table(s).
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nand_create_badblock_pattern
9
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nand_create_badblock_pattern
[INTERN] Creates a BBT descriptor structure
Synopsis
int nand_create_badblock_pattern
struct nand_chip * this
Arguments
this
NAND chip to create descriptor for
Description
This function allocates and initializes a nand_bbt_descr for BBM detection
based on the properties of this. The new descriptor is stored in
this->badblock_pattern. Thus, this->badblock_pattern should be NULL when
passed to this function.
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nand_default_bbt
9
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nand_default_bbt
[NAND Interface] Select a default bad block table for the device
Synopsis
int nand_default_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
Description
This function selects the default bad block table support for the device and
calls the nand_scan_bbt function.
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nand_isreserved_bbt
9
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nand_isreserved_bbt
[NAND Interface] Check if a block is reserved
Synopsis
int nand_isreserved_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t offs
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
offs
offset in the device
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nand_isbad_bbt
9
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nand_isbad_bbt
[NAND Interface] Check if a block is bad
Synopsis
int nand_isbad_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t offs
int allowbbt
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
offs
offset in the device
allowbbt
allow access to bad block table region
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nand_markbad_bbt
9
4.1.27
nand_markbad_bbt
[NAND Interface] Mark a block bad in the BBT
Synopsis
int nand_markbad_bbt
struct mtd_info * mtd
loff_t offs
Arguments
mtd
MTD device structure
offs
offset of the bad block
Credits
The following people have contributed to the NAND driver:
Steven J. Hillsjhill@realitydiluted.com
David Woodhousedwmw2@infradead.org
Thomas Gleixnertglx@linutronix.de
A lot of users have provided bugfixes, improvements and helping hands for testing.
Thanks a lot.
The following people have contributed to this document:
Thomas Gleixnertglx@linutronix.de