[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/2] CFI: increase performance

Jens Gehrlein sew_s at tqs.de
Tue Dec 16 17:25:53 CET 2008


Hi list,

The following patches should increase the performance of the CFI driver,
particularly with regard to single word programming mode.

I tested it on TQM5200S with NOR-Flash Samsung K8P2815UQB, which has no
write buffer. At least no write buffer, that could be programmed using
standard commands.

Performance increase on this TQM is about factor 2.6 (37 KiB/s -> 95 KiB/s).
On the same module with Spansion S29GL128N (with write buffer) it is about
factor 1.2 (455 KiB/s -> 585 KiB/s).

TQM5200 is a bottom boot module with 2x16 Bit Flash connection. Could someone
test the patches on other HW, particularly top boot, other CPU, other flash
width, please?

Thanks,
Jens

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Jens Gehrlein (2):
      CFI: increase performance of function find_sector()
      CFI: avoid redundant function call in single word programming mode


 drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c |   33 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)


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