[PATCH V3] sf: Querying write-protect status before operating the flash

[Michael Walle]

Hi,

Am 2021-11-17 03:48, schrieb chaochao2021666 at 163.com:
> From: chao zeng <chao.zeng at siemens.com>
> 
> When operating the write-protection flash,spi_flash_std_write() and
> spi_flash_std_erase() would return wrong result.The flash is protected,
> but write or erase the flash would show "OK".
> 
> Check the flash write protection state before operating the flash
> and give a prompt to show it has been locked if the write-protection
> has enbale
> 
> Signed-off-by: chao zeng <chao.zeng at siemens.com>
> 
> ---
> 
> Changes for V2:
>      - Return 0 not ENOPROTOOPT to refelect the flash feature
>      - Output prompt information
> Changes for V3:
>      - Modify output information
>      - Delete return statement
> ---
>  drivers/mtd/spi/sf_probe.c | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_probe.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_probe.c
> index f461082e03..f9e879aec5 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_probe.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_probe.c
> @@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ static int spi_flash_std_write(struct udevice
> *dev, u32 offset, size_t len,
>  	struct mtd_info *mtd = &flash->mtd;
>  	size_t retlen;
> 
> +	if (flash->flash_is_locked && flash->flash_is_locked(flash, offset, 
> len))
> +		printf("SF: Operate on the protected area.Writes will be 
> ignored\n");

I don't think this is the correct place for this output. This could
also be called from a board file programmatically and then it might
display this error, which is annoying.

Also, this is issuing an additional command "read SR" for every write.

What is your intention here? To make the user aware that he is going
to write to a write-protected region when he is using the "sf" command?
If that is the case, this should be added to that command instead.

> +
>  	return mtd->_write(mtd, offset, len, &retlen, buf);
>  }
> 
> @@ -127,6 +130,9 @@ static int spi_flash_std_erase(struct udevice
> *dev, u32 offset, size_t len)
>  	instr.addr = offset;
>  	instr.len = len;
> 
> +	if (flash->flash_is_locked && flash->flash_is_locked(flash, offset, 
> len))
> +		printf("SF: Operate on the protected area.Erase will be ignored\n");

likewise.

-michael