1 files changed, 74 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/projects/flashrom/patches/0005-Workaround-MX25-reliable-operation.patch b/projects/flashrom/patches/0005-Workaround-MX25-reliable-operation.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f46db48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/flashrom/patches/0005-Workaround-MX25-reliable-operation.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+diff --git a/cli_classic.c b/cli_classic.c
+index 0a09cfd..bba601d 100644
+--- a/cli_classic.c
++++ b/cli_classic.c
+@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static void cli_classic_usage(const char *name)
+ 	       " -i | --image <name>                only flash image <name> from flash layout\n"
+ 	       " -o | --output <logfile>            log output to <logfile>\n"
+ 	       " -L | --list-supported              print supported devices\n"
++	       "    | --workaround-mx               more reliable operations with MX25* chips\n"
+ #if CONFIG_PRINT_WIKI == 1
+ 	       " -z | --list-supported-wiki         print supported devices in wiki syntax\n"
+ #endif
+@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 	struct flashrom_layout *layout = NULL;
+ 	enum programmer prog = PROGRAMMER_INVALID;
+ 	int ret = 0;
++	const int WORKAROUND_MX = 0x101;
+ 
+ 	static const char optstring[] = "r:Rw:v:nNVEfc:l:i:p:Lzho:";
+ 	static const struct option long_options[] = {
+@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 		{"help",		0, NULL, 'h'},
+ 		{"version",		0, NULL, 'R'},
+ 		{"output",		1, NULL, 'o'},
++		{"workaround-mx",	0, NULL, WORKAROUND_MX},
+ 		{NULL,			0, NULL, 0},
+ 	};
+ 
+@@ -337,6 +340,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 			}
+ #endif /* STANDALONE */
+ 			break;
++		case WORKAROUND_MX:
++			workaround_mx = 1;
++			break;
+ 		default:
+ 			cli_classic_abort_usage();
+ 			break;
+diff --git a/programmer.h b/programmer.h
+index 1a6216a..6f97cfc 100644
+--- a/programmer.h
++++ b/programmer.h
+@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ enum ich_chipset {
+ 	CHIPSET_8_SERIES_WELLSBURG,
+ 	CHIPSET_9_SERIES_WILDCAT_POINT,
+ };
++extern int workaround_mx; /* workaround for MX25* chips, makes flash operations more reliable, less failures */
+ 
+ /* ichspi.c */
+ #if CONFIG_INTERNAL == 1
+diff --git a/spi.c b/spi.c
+index 894f73f..05aa5d0 100644
+--- a/spi.c
++++ b/spi.c
+@@ -30,10 +30,19 @@
+ #include "programmer.h"
+ #include "spi.h"
+ 
++int workaround_mx; /* Make operations with MX25* chips more reliable */
++
+ int spi_send_command(struct flashctx *flash, unsigned int writecnt,
+ 		     unsigned int readcnt, const unsigned char *writearr,
+ 		     unsigned char *readarr)
+ {
++	if (workaround_mx) {
++		const unsigned char cmd[JEDEC_READ_OUTSIZE] = {JEDEC_READ, 0, 0, 0};
++		unsigned char buf[256];
++		/* keep flash busy for some time, keep CS warm before sending actual command */
++		flash->mst->spi.command(flash, sizeof(cmd), sizeof(buf), cmd, buf);
++	}
++	/* actual command */
+ 	return flash->mst->spi.command(flash, writecnt, readcnt, writearr,
+ 				       readarr);
+ }