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{ "id": 2219640, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/patches/2219640/?format=api", "web_url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-mtd/patch/20260403-winbond-v6-18-rc1-spi-nor-swp-v4-16-833dab5e7288@bootlin.com/", "project": { "id": 3, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/projects/3/?format=api", "name": "Linux MTD development", "link_name": "linux-mtd", "list_id": "linux-mtd.lists.infradead.org", "list_email": "linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org", "web_url": null, "scm_url": null, "webscm_url": null, "list_archive_url": "", "list_archive_url_format": "", "commit_url_format": "" }, "msgid": "<20260403-winbond-v6-18-rc1-spi-nor-swp-v4-16-833dab5e7288@bootlin.com>", "list_archive_url": null, "date": "2026-04-03T16:09:34", "name": "[v4,16/27] mtd: spi-nor: Create a local SR cache", "commit_ref": null, "pull_url": null, "state": "new", "archived": false, "hash": "67b387f107fa02f0d052b711eacf4396efda90bb", "submitter": { "id": 73368, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/people/73368/?format=api", "name": "Miquel Raynal", "email": "miquel.raynal@bootlin.com" }, "delegate": null, "mbox": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-mtd/patch/20260403-winbond-v6-18-rc1-spi-nor-swp-v4-16-833dab5e7288@bootlin.com/mbox/", "series": [ { "id": 498652, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/series/498652/?format=api", "web_url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-mtd/list/?series=498652", "date": "2026-04-03T16:09:18", "name": "mtd: spi-nor: Enhance software protection", "version": 4, "mbox": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/series/498652/mbox/" } ], "comments": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/patches/2219640/comments/", "check": "pending", "checks": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/patches/2219640/checks/", "tags": {}, "related": [], "headers": { "Return-Path": "\n <linux-mtd-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@lists.infradead.org>", "X-Original-To": "incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org", "Delivered-To": "patchwork-incoming@legolas.ozlabs.org", "Authentication-Results": [ "legolas.ozlabs.org;\n\tdkim=pass (2048-bit key;\n secure) header.d=lists.infradead.org header.i=@lists.infradead.org\n header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=bombadil.20210309 header.b=K3ojIWkR;\n\tdkim=fail reason=\"signature verification failed\" (2048-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=bootlin.com header.i=@bootlin.com header.a=rsa-sha256\n header.s=dkim header.b=1Xp0eFXy;\n\tdkim-atps=neutral", "legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=none (no SPF record) smtp.mailfrom=lists.infradead.org\n (client-ip=2607:7c80:54:3::133; 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The original\n message has been attached to this so you can view it or label\n similar future email. If you have any questions, see\n the administrator of that system for details.\n Content preview: In order to be able to generate debugfs output without\n having\n to actually reach the flash,\n create a SPI NOR local cache of the status registers.\n What matters in our case are all the bits related to se [...]\n Content analysis details: (-2.1 points, 5.0 required)\n pts rule name description\n ---- ----------------------\n --------------------------------------------------\n 0.0 RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED RBL: ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to\n Validity was blocked. See\n https://knowledge.validity.com/hc/en-us/articles/20961730681243\n for more information.\n [185.171.202.116 listed in\n sa-accredit.habeas.com]\n 0.0 RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED RBL: ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The\n query to Validity was blocked. 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What matters in our case are all the bits related to sector\nlocking. As such, in order to make it clear that this cache is not\nintended to be used anywhere else, we zero the irrelevant bits.\n\nThe cache is initialized once during the early init, and then maintained\nevery time the write protection scheme is updated.\n\nSuggested-by: Michael Walle <mwalle@kernel.org>\nSigned-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>\n---\n drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c | 6 +++++-\n drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.h | 1 +\n drivers/mtd/spi-nor/swp.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--\n include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h | 2 ++\n 4 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)", "diff": "diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c\nindex f007bd6b389a..eb7744926e44 100644\n--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c\n+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c\n@@ -3328,8 +3328,12 @@ static int spi_nor_init(struct spi_nor *nor)\n \t */\n \tif (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR_SWP_DISABLE) ||\n \t (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR_SWP_DISABLE_ON_VOLATILE) &&\n-\t nor->flags & SNOR_F_SWP_IS_VOLATILE))\n+\t nor->flags & SNOR_F_SWP_IS_VOLATILE)) {\n \t\tspi_nor_try_unlock_all(nor);\n+\t} else {\n+\t\t/* In the other cases, make sure the debugfs SR cache is up to date */\n+\t\tspi_nor_cache_sr_lock_bits(nor, NULL);\n+\t}\n \n \tif (nor->addr_nbytes == 4 &&\n \t nor->read_proto != SNOR_PROTO_8_8_8_DTR &&\ndiff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.h b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.h\nindex 3dc9ba3bc6da..091eb934abe4 100644\n--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.h\n+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.h\n@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ int spi_nor_post_bfpt_fixups(struct spi_nor *nor,\n \n void spi_nor_init_default_locking_ops(struct spi_nor *nor);\n void spi_nor_try_unlock_all(struct spi_nor *nor);\n+void spi_nor_cache_sr_lock_bits(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 *sr);\n void spi_nor_set_mtd_locking_ops(struct spi_nor *nor);\n void spi_nor_set_mtd_otp_ops(struct spi_nor *nor);\n \ndiff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/swp.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/swp.c\nindex c3dbc8832025..7a6c2b8ef921 100644\n--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/swp.c\n+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/swp.c\n@@ -160,6 +160,25 @@ static int spi_nor_build_sr(struct spi_nor *nor, const u8 *old_sr, u8 *new_sr,\n \treturn 0;\n }\n \n+/*\n+ * Keep a local cache containing all lock-related bits for debugfs use only.\n+ * This way, debugfs never needs to access the flash directly.\n+ */\n+void spi_nor_cache_sr_lock_bits(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 *sr)\n+{\n+\tu8 bp_mask = spi_nor_get_sr_bp_mask(nor);\n+\tu8 tb_mask = spi_nor_get_sr_tb_mask(nor);\n+\n+\tif (!sr) {\n+\t\tif (spi_nor_read_sr(nor, nor->bouncebuf))\n+\t\t\treturn;\n+\n+\t\tsr = nor->bouncebuf;\n+\t}\n+\n+\tnor->dfs_sr_cache[0] = sr[0] & (bp_mask | tb_mask | SR_SRWD);\n+}\n+\n /*\n * Lock a region of the flash. Compatible with ST Micro and similar flash.\n * Supports the block protection bits BP{0,1,2}/BP{0,1,2,3} in the status\n@@ -269,7 +288,13 @@ static int spi_nor_sr_lock(struct spi_nor *nor, loff_t ofs, u64 len)\n \t (ofs_old < ofs_new || (ofs_new + len_new) < (ofs_old + len_old)))\n \t\treturn -EINVAL;\n \n-\treturn spi_nor_write_sr_and_check(nor, status_new[0]);\n+\tret = spi_nor_write_sr_and_check(nor, status_new[0]);\n+\tif (ret)\n+\t\treturn ret;\n+\n+\tspi_nor_cache_sr_lock_bits(nor, status_new);\n+\n+\treturn 0;\n }\n \n /*\n@@ -351,7 +376,13 @@ static int spi_nor_sr_unlock(struct spi_nor *nor, loff_t ofs, u64 len)\n \t (ofs_new < ofs_old || (ofs_old + len_old) < (ofs_new + len_new)))\n \t\treturn -EINVAL;\n \n-\treturn spi_nor_write_sr_and_check(nor, status_new[0]);\n+\tret = spi_nor_write_sr_and_check(nor, status_new[0]);\n+\tif (ret)\n+\t\treturn ret;\n+\n+\tspi_nor_cache_sr_lock_bits(nor, status_new);\n+\n+\treturn 0;\n }\n \n /*\ndiff --git a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h\nindex 90a0cf583512..9ad77f9e76c2 100644\n--- a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h\n+++ b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h\n@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ struct spi_nor_flash_parameter;\n * @reg_proto:\t\tthe SPI protocol for read_reg/write_reg/erase operations\n * @sfdp:\t\tthe SFDP data of the flash\n * @debugfs_root:\tpointer to the debugfs directory\n+ * @dfs_sr_cache:\tStatus Register cached value for debugfs use only\n * @controller_ops:\tSPI NOR controller driver specific operations.\n * @params:\t\t[FLASH-SPECIFIC] SPI NOR flash parameters and settings.\n * The structure includes legacy flash parameters and\n@@ -409,6 +410,7 @@ struct spi_nor {\n \tenum spi_nor_cmd_ext\tcmd_ext_type;\n \tstruct sfdp\t\t*sfdp;\n \tstruct dentry\t\t*debugfs_root;\n+\tu8\t\t\tdfs_sr_cache[2];\n \n \tconst struct spi_nor_controller_ops *controller_ops;\n \n", "prefixes": [ "v4", "16/27" ] }