On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Prabhakar Kushwaha
<prabhakar.kushw...@nxp.com> wrote:
> Hi Jagan,
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jagan Teki [mailto:jagannadh.t...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 11:54 AM
>> To: Prabhakar Kushwaha <prabhakar.kushw...@nxp.com>
>> Cc: u-boot@lists.denx.de
>> Subject: Re: mtd: spi-nor: new NXP FlexSPI driver location & framework to 
>> use ?
>>
>> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 10:31 AM, Prabhakar Kushwaha
>> <prabhakar.kushw...@nxp.com> wrote:
>> > Dear Jagan,
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Jagan Teki [mailto:jagannadh.t...@gmail.com]
>> >> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 10:24 AM
>> >> To: Prabhakar Kushwaha <prabhakar.kushw...@nxp.com>
>> >> Cc: u-boot@lists.denx.de
>> >> Subject: Re: mtd: spi-nor: new NXP FlexSPI driver location &
>> >> framework to use ?
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 4:49 PM, Prabhakar Kushwaha
>> >> <prabhakar.kushw...@nxp.com> wrote:
>> >> > Dear Jagan,
>> >> >
>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> From: U-Boot [mailto:u-boot-boun...@lists.denx.de] On Behalf Of
>> >> >> Prabhakar Kushwaha
>> >> >> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2018 6:55 PM
>> >> >> To: Jagan Teki <jagannadh.t...@gmail.com>
>> >> >> Cc: u-boot@lists.denx.de
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [U-Boot] mtd: spi-nor: new NXP FlexSPI driver
>> >> >> location & framework to use ?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks Jagan,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> > From: Jagan Teki [mailto:jagannadh.t...@gmail.com]
>> >> >> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 11:31 AM
>> >> >> > To: Prabhakar Kushwaha <prabhakar.kushw...@nxp.com>
>> >> >> > Cc: Jagan Teki <ja...@amarulasolutions.com>; York Sun
>> >> >> > <york....@nxp.com>; Yogesh Narayan Gaur
>> >> >> <yogeshnarayan.g...@nxp.com>;
>> >> >> > Poonam Aggrwal <poonam.aggr...@nxp.com>; Ashish Kumar
>> >> >> > <ashish.ku...@nxp.com>; u- b...@lists.denx.de
>> >> >> > Subject: Re: mtd: spi-nor: new NXP FlexSPI driver location &
>> >> >> > framework to use ?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 11:08 AM, Prabhakar Kushwaha
>> >> >> > <prabhakar.kushw...@nxp.com> wrote:
>> >> >> > > Dear Jagan,
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > NXP is coming up with new FlexSPI controller. It is similar to
>> >> >> > > existing QSPI
>> >> >> > with enhanced feature-set.
>> >> >> > > We have the driver ready as per existing framework i.e. driver/spi.
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > From recend discussion, we go to know about framework change.
>> >> >> > > Migration of qspi drivers in u-boot-spi/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/
>> >> >> > git://git.denx.de/u-boot-spi.git branch mtd-spinor-working.
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > We are in dilemma for sending FlexSPI driver upstream.
>> >> >> > > Do we follow existing framework i.e. driver/spi   or new proposed
>> >> >> > framework i.e. u-boot-spi/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > Also, do we have any timeline of
>> >> >> > > u-boot-spi/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/ to
>> >> >> > become default.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Idea is to move spi-nor, mtd-spinor-working is paused because of
>> >> >> > non-dm drivers accessing.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This means, flexspi controller driver should be upstream'ed via
>> >> >> u-boot- spi/drivers/mtd/spi-nor branch mtd-spinor-working
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Please help me with the query.
>> >> > We don’t want to end up with 2 FlexSPI drivers being posted in upstream.
>> >>
>> >> Let me understand is this FlexSPI is spi-nor controller, is it Linux
>> >> upstreamed or ML?
>> >
>> > RFC patch
>> https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatchw
>> ork.ozlabs.org%2Fpatch%2F894918%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cprabhakar.kushwah
>> a%40nxp.com%7C32aaec29f75b416004ec08d5bc87f8f1%7C686ea1d3bc2b4c6f
>> a92cd99c5c301635%7C0%7C0%7C636622214533987461&sdata=%2F8i9vHtQF1
>> S5Q6Bn65HVNPIMe%2FI6eSvP%2FKmKs1gxA8U%3D&reserved=0 is under
>> discussion.
>> > It is with assumption of driver/mtd/spi-nor
>>
>> Ohh, there is chance to move this to spi-mem is it?
>>
>> >
>> >> I think for now you can add it mtd/spi with UCLASS_SPI_FLASH driver,
>> >> Since Boris mentioned about spi-mem(I still need to see the Linux
>> >> framework for more details) which may be re-placer for spi-nor but
>> >> once we decided to go with spi-mem or spi-nor then the flexspi can convert
>> accordingly.
>> >>
>> >
>> > This means,  FlexSPI should be part of driver/mtd/spi-nor for now.
>> > When You decide way forward(mtd/spi or spi-mem), flexSPI driver can move
>> accordingly.
>>
>> Due to spi-mem, I'm holding spi-nor driver as of now. we need some discussion
>> to understand how we implement it in U-Boot and decide to move further. So I
>> suggest you to use existing sf where we can write UCLASS_SPI_FLASH driver.
>> Hope you understand.
>>
>
> For now, sent FlexSPI driver as per current framework i.e. driver/mtd/spi.
>
> Wait for the new framework(either spi-mem or driver/mtd) from you.
> Once framework available migrate to that one.
>
> Is my understanding correct?

Yes.
_______________________________________________
U-Boot mailing list
U-Boot@lists.denx.de
https://lists.denx.de/listinfo/u-boot

Reply via email to