On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 08:59:49 +0100 Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernl...@transmode.se> wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 22:15:54 -0500 > > Mark Mason <ma...@postdiluvian.org> wrote: > > > > > A few months ago I ran into some performance problems involving > > > UBI/NAND erases holding other devices off the LBC on an MPC8315. I > > > found a solution for this, which worked well, at least with the > > > hardware I was working with. I suspect the same problem affects other > > > PPCs, probably including multicore devices, and maybe other > > > architectures as well. > > > > > > I don't have experience with similar NAND controllers on other > > > devices, so I'd like to explain what I found and see if someone who's > > > more familiar with the family and/or driver can tell if this is > > > useful. > > > > > > The problem cropped up when there was a lot of traffic to the NAND > > > (Samsung K9WAGU08U1B-PIB0), with the NAND being on the LBC along with > > > a video chip that needed constant and prompt attention. > > > > If you attach NAND to the LBC, you should not attach anything else to > > it which is latency-sensitive. > > This "feature" makes the LBC useless to us. Is there some workaround or plan > to address this limitation? Complain to your support or sales contact. I've complained about it in the past, and got a "but pins are a limited resource!" response. They need to hear that it's a problem from customers. -Scott _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
