Re: [PATCH v5 01/11] mtd: add datasheet's ECC information to nand_chip{}

[Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 2013-05-16 at 10:16 +0800, Huang Shijie wrote:
> 于 2013年05月15日 20:11, Artem Bityutskiy 写道:
> > On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 16:40 +0800, Huang Shijie wrote:
> >> + * @ecc_strength:	[INTERN] ECC correctability from the datasheet.
> >> + *			Minimum amount of bit errors per @ecc_step guaranteed to
> >> + *			be correctable. If unknown, set to zero.
> >> + * @ecc_step:		[INTERN] ECC step required by the @ecc_strength,
> >> + *                      also from the datasheet. It is the recommended ECC step
> >> + *			size, if known; if unknown, set to zero.
> > Here and in other places you talk about "datasheet". Do you assume that
> > the real ECC strength/step used by NAND chips may be different? Or you
> > assume it must be the same?
> >
> The two fields are used to store the ecc info from the datasheet.
> The two fields are just for a reference.
> 
> [1] The nand controller may do not use these two fields, it's ok;
>      For example, the datasheet requires "4bits per 512 bytes".
>      The nand controller can uses 8bits per 512 bytes.
> 
> 
> [2] but sometimes the nand controller must use these two fields.
>      For example, the datasheet requires "40bits per 1024 bytes".
>      For the hardware limit, the nand controller(BCH) may supports the 
> 40bits ecc in the maximum.
>      So the nand controller must use these two fields now.

I wonder if it makes sense to name things so that it is clear form the
names whether that is the "theoretical" datasheet values or the real
ones. I would prefer to clearly distinguish between them, in names and
comments. Thoughts?

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Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy