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Hi Marek,

On Mon Mar 4, 2024 at 5:16 PM CET, Marek Vasut wrote:
> Some Winbond SPI NORs have special SR3 register which is
> used among other things to control whether non-standard
> "Individual Block/Sector Write Protection" (WPS bit)
> locking scheme is activated. This non-standard locking
> scheme is not supported by either U-Boot or Linux SPI
> NOR stack so make sure it is disabled, otherwise the
> SPI NOR may appear locked for no obvious reason.

I don't think it is a good idea to just disable the WPS bit.
Usually, that bit is non-volatile and the default is not set. Thus,
there is likely someone, probably the manufacturer of the board,
who intentionally set this bit. Now, with this patch it will get
disabled *unconditionally*, forever.

-michael

> W25Q16DW, but the W25Q16DW does not implement the SR3 WPS bit.
>
> Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <ma...@denx.de>
> ---
> Cc: Hai Pham <hai.pham...@renesas.com>
> Cc: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.g...@gmx.de>
> Cc: Jagan Teki <ja...@amarulasolutions.com>
> Cc: Johann Neuhauser <jneuhau...@dh-electronics.com>
> Cc: Simon Glass <s...@chromium.org>
> Cc: Takahiro Kuwano <takahiro.kuw...@infineon.com>
> Cc: Venkatesh Yadav Abbarapu <venkatesh.abbar...@amd.com>
> Cc: Vignesh R <vigne...@ti.com>
> ---
>  drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h    |  5 ++++
>  2 files changed, 52 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c
> index 9a1801ba93d..68dee57258d 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c
> @@ -544,6 +544,24 @@ static int read_cr(struct spi_nor *nor)
>  }
>  #endif
>  
> +/**
> + * read_sr3() - Read status register 3 unique to newer Winbond flashes
> + * @nor:     pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'
> + */
> +static int read_sr3(struct spi_nor *nor)
> +{
> +     int ret;
> +     u8 val;
> +
> +     ret = nor->read_reg(nor, SPINOR_OP_RDSR3, &val, 1);
> +     if (ret < 0) {
> +             dev_dbg(nor->dev, "error %d reading SR3\n", ret);
> +             return ret;
> +     }
> +
> +     return val;
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * Write status register 1 byte
>   * Returns negative if error occurred.
> @@ -554,6 +572,17 @@ static int write_sr(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 val)
>       return nor->write_reg(nor, SPINOR_OP_WRSR, nor->cmd_buf, 1);
>  }
>  
> +/**
> + * write_sr3() - Write status register 3 unique to newer Winbond flashes
> + * @nor:     pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'
> + * @val:     value to be written into SR3
> + */
> +static int write_sr3(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 val)
> +{
> +     nor->cmd_buf[0] = val;
> +     return nor->write_reg(nor, SPINOR_OP_WRSR3, nor->cmd_buf, 1);
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * Set write enable latch with Write Enable command.
>   * Returns negative if error occurred.
> @@ -3890,6 +3919,24 @@ static int spi_nor_init(struct spi_nor *nor)
>               write_enable(nor);
>               write_sr(nor, 0);
>               spi_nor_wait_till_ready(nor);
> +
> +             /*
> +              * Some Winbond SPI NORs have special SR3 register which is
> +              * used among other things to control whether non-standard
> +              * "Individual Block/Sector Write Protection" (WPS bit)
> +              * locking scheme is activated. This non-standard locking
> +              * scheme is not supported by either U-Boot or Linux SPI
> +              * NOR stack so make sure it is disabled, otherwise the
> +              * SPI NOR may appear locked for no obvious reason.
> +              */
> +             if (JEDEC_MFR(nor->info) == SNOR_MFR_WINBOND) {
> +                     err = read_sr3(nor);
> +                     if (err > 0 && err & SR3_WPS) {
> +                             write_enable(nor);
> +                             write_sr3(nor, err & ~SR3_WPS);
> +                             write_disable(nor);
> +                     }
> +             }
>       }
>  
>       if (nor->quad_enable) {
> diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
> index 2861b73edbc..ceb32e3906f 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
> @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
>  #define SPINOR_OP_WRSR               0x01    /* Write status register 1 byte 
> */
>  #define SPINOR_OP_RDSR2              0x3f    /* Read status register 2 */
>  #define SPINOR_OP_WRSR2              0x3e    /* Write status register 2 */
> +#define SPINOR_OP_RDSR3              0x15    /* Read status register 3 */
> +#define SPINOR_OP_WRSR3              0x11    /* Write status register 3 */
>  #define SPINOR_OP_READ               0x03    /* Read data bytes (low 
> frequency) */
>  #define SPINOR_OP_READ_FAST  0x0b    /* Read data bytes (high frequency) */
>  #define SPINOR_OP_READ_1_1_2 0x3b    /* Read data bytes (Dual Output SPI) */
> @@ -185,6 +187,9 @@
>  /* Status Register 2 bits. */
>  #define SR2_QUAD_EN_BIT7     BIT(7)
>  
> +/* Status Register 3 bits. */
> +#define SR3_WPS                      BIT(2)
> +
>  /* For Cypress flash. */
>  #define SPINOR_OP_RD_ANY_REG                 0x65    /* Read any register */
>  #define SPINOR_OP_WR_ANY_REG                 0x71    /* Write any register */

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