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authorOliver O'Halloran <oohall@gmail.com>2017-11-08 19:59:17 +1100
committerStewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com>2017-11-20 20:35:24 -0600
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parent2ee9d0560f7d2ef6d3b88ff56384f72cf2ada583 (diff)
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gard: Always use MTD to access flash
Direct mode is generally either unsafe or unsupported. We should always access the PNOR via an MTD device so make that the default. If someone really needs direct mode, then they can use pflash. Signed-off-by: Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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diff --git a/external/gard/gard.c b/external/gard/gard.c
index 1ee54e6b..81524345 100644
--- a/external/gard/gard.c
+++ b/external/gard/gard.c
@@ -879,6 +879,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
#endif
}
+ /*
+ * Force libflash to do flash accesses via the MTD. Direct mode is
+ * generally unsafe since it fiddles with the flash controller state
+ * underneath the kernel. Anyone who needs direct mode can use pflash
+ * instead.
+ */
+ arch_flash_access(ctx->bl, PNOR_MTD);
+
if (arch_flash_init(&(ctx->bl), filename, true)) {
/* Can fail for a few ways, most likely couldn't open MTD device */
fprintf(stderr, "Can't open %s\n", filename ? filename : "MTD Device. Are you root?");
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