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Miquel Raynal fd99864b0a spi: cadence-qspi: Fix status polling with octal DTR chips
Most SPI NOR chips today use 0x05 as ReaD Status Register (RDSR)
opcode. After almost every transaction, the core will wait for the said
transation to be digested by the chip by polling its status
register. This mechanism has been automated by certain chips, such as
the Cadence QSPI controller. Unfortunately, the feature has been
disabled for various (relevant) reasons. Disabling this feature has been
done by setting WRITE_COMPLETION_CTRL_REG.DISABLE_POLLING_FLD, keeping
the rest of the register intact. In this same register, there is also a
field named WRITE_COMPLETION_CTRL_REG.OPCODE_FLD, which by default also
contains 0x05, as primary RDSR opcode.

As a result, both the SPI NOR and SPI NAND cores, primary users through
spi-mem of the spi_mem_ops interface, do send their own RDSR. In this
driver, such command goes through one of the fifth possible data path
specifically crafted for short register-like commands, named STIG. In
STIG mode, the opcode of the operation is written to
OSPI_FLASH_CMD_CTRL_REG. This means that the opcode field of STIG
configuration and the opcode field of the automatic polling
configuration contain the same value.

Unfortunately, the TRM explains in two different places that this
configuration is forbidden, without explaining why it is problematic:

$12.4.2.4.11 OSPI Software-Triggered Instruction Generator (STIG)
```
OSPI_FLASH_CMD_CTRL_REG[31-24] CMD_OPCODE_FLD bits should be set
different than OSPI_DEV_INSTR_RD_CONFIG_REG[7-0] RD_OPCODE_NON_XIP_FLD
and OSPI_DEV_INSTR_WR_CONFIG_REG[7-0] WR_OPCODE_FLD.
```

and

$12.4.2.5.2 Configuring the OSPI Controller for Optimal Use
```
When using the OSPI Controller, the opcodes in
OSPI_DEV_INSTR_RD_CONFIG_REG[7-0] RD_OPCODE_NON_XIP_FLD,
OSPI_DEV_INSTR_WR_CONFIG_REG[7-0] WR_OPCODE_FLD and
OSPI_WRITE_COMPLETION_CTRL_REG[7-0] OPCODE_FLD bit fields shall not
match the opcode in the OSPI_FLASH_CMD_CTRL_REG[31-24] CMD_OPCODE_FLD
bit field.
```

For some reasons, this is only unveiled now when testing in ODTR
mode. Plain SDR modes work flawlessly with the same chips. One possible
reason for this, is that the internal data path in ODTR mode is
very different due to the extra opcode extension/repetition which may be
interpreted differently (this is a wild guess). For sure there is an
interference, as even the TRM states that there is some magic happening:

$12.4.2.4.13 OSPI Command Translation
```
The WREN and the RDSR device instructions are the only ones that are
sent by the controller under the hood.
```

I cannot probe the bus when the problem arises, so I don't know exactly
what is sent on the bus. Practically speaking, the chip was driving the
lines low (reading all 0s), which is not the usual default state when
the chip is not driving the lines (all 1s). Other people on the mailing
list claimed successfully using ODTR chips with this controller. My take
here is that either they were using a variant of the IP without write
completion at all (there is a quirk for it), or they were using chips
slightly more flexible about their opcode sequency or maybe with
different addr/dummy requirements.

Clearing the WRITE_COMPLETION_CTRL_REG.OPCODE_FLD while disabling write
completion polling entirely seems the best compromise.

Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20261001-winbond-spi-next-cadence-rdsr-fix-v1-1-ec5ff594ba5d@bootlin.com
Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
History 2026-10-04 23:11:24 +02:00
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Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer: Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher: Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert: Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer: Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator: Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer: Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor: Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer: Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant: LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst