flashrom August 2011

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SPI. RDID, REMS, RES and other probe variants
by Carl-Daniel Hailfinger 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

Hi, Stefan Tauner mentioned that we use probe methods inconsistently: Some SPI chips use RDID, some use REMS, some use RES, and then there are various variants (mostly varied response length) of those probe functions. The reason is that we originally had exactly one possible probe function per chip. With SPI chips, there are up to 5 different probe functions for the same chip, each with a different ID. Fun! We need to revamp the probing architecture, preferably in a future-proof way. Possible solutions: - Handle probing like erase, i.e. an array of ID+function pairs. - Add n variants of each chip, one per probe function. That's what works with the current architecture and what has been done for a few chips in the past. - Something completely different which I haven't thought of. Comments? I once had a prototype patch for the first solution, but it bitrotted and I was not happy with the design back then, but nowadays the flashrom architecture is better and this could be done in a non-ugly way. Regards, Carl-Daniel -- http://www.hailfinger.org/

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report for Intel QM67 | Winbond W25Q64
by Frei, Thomas (GE Germany) 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

Hello, to step through the FAQ: - Winbond W25Q64 is supported - Intel QM67 is supported but untested. - Mainboard flash write protection is not existant - BIOS flash write protection is disabled - Kernel is 2.6.34 - CONFIG_X86_PAT is set - reset with kernel parameter "nopat" does not change anything - CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is not set First I tried to read the flashcontent -> ERROR!!! I didn't try to write jet - and I will not until the read is solved. Please help me - I will provide you all information you will need. Best regards Thomas Frei

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Re: [flashrom] [PATCH] remove unneeded inclusions of chipdrivers.h
by Stefan Tauner 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:01:44 +0200 Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner(a)student.tuwien.ac.at> wrote: > this is related to the spi split patch as discussed in: > http://www.flashrom.org/pipermail/flashrom/2010-February/thread.html#2364 > the old commit (r914) log notes: > "Some of the spi programmer drivers required chipdrivers.h, needs fixing later: it87spi.c ichspi.c sb600spi.c wbsio_spi.c buspirate_spi.c ft2232spi.c bitbang_spi.c dediprog.c" > > there still remain a few cases where chipdrivers.h is needed: > dediprog.c > it87spi.c > wbsio_spi.c (spi_programmer registration only) > > besides that, there are also non-spi files that do not need it. > > Signed-off-by: Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner(a)student.tuwien.ac.at> self-acked and committed in r1414 -- Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner

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[patch] Include "flash.h" and <inttypes.h> in chipdrivers.h
by David Hendricks 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

This patch is intended to avoid compilation issues caused by the ordering of #includes in source files that use chipdrivers.h. Signed-off-by: David Hendricks <dhendrix(a)google.com> -- David Hendricks (dhendrix) Systems Software Engineer, Google Inc.

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[commit] r1414 - trunk
by repository service 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

Author: stefanct Date: Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 New Revision: 1414 URL: http://flashrom.org/trac/flashrom/changeset/1414 Log: Remove unneeded inclusions of chipdrivers.h this is related to the spi split patch as discussed in: http://www.flashrom.org/pipermail/flashrom/2010-February/thread.html#2364 the old commit (r914) log notes: "Some of the spi programmer drivers required chipdrivers.h, needs fixing later: it87spi.c ichspi.c sb600spi.c wbsio_spi.c buspirate_spi.c ft2232spi.c bitbang_spi.c dediprog.c" there still remain a few cases where chipdrivers.h is needed: dediprog.c (spi_read_chunked and spi_write_chunked) it87spi.c (due to spi_write_enable and spi_read_status_register) wbsio_spi.c (spi_programmer registration only) besides that, there are also non-spi files that do not need it. also, add flash.h to chipdrivers.h because it uses some types of it and remove flashchips.h from print.c Signed-off-by: Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner(a)student.tuwien.ac.at> Acked-by: Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner(a)student.tuwien.ac.at> Modified: trunk/bitbang_spi.c trunk/buspirate_spi.c trunk/chipdrivers.h trunk/ft2232_spi.c trunk/ichspi.c trunk/it85spi.c trunk/jedec.c trunk/pm49fl00x.c trunk/print.c trunk/sb600spi.c trunk/sst_fwhub.c trunk/w29ee011.c trunk/w39.c Modified: trunk/bitbang_spi.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/bitbang_spi.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/bitbang_spi.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ #include <stdlib.h> #include <ctype.h> #include "flash.h" -#include "chipdrivers.h" #include "programmer.h" #include "spi.h" Modified: trunk/buspirate_spi.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/buspirate_spi.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/buspirate_spi.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ #include <ctype.h> #include <unistd.h> #include "flash.h" -#include "chipdrivers.h" #include "programmer.h" #include "spi.h" Modified: trunk/chipdrivers.h ============================================================================== --- trunk/chipdrivers.h Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/chipdrivers.h Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ #ifndef __CHIPDRIVERS_H__ #define __CHIPDRIVERS_H__ 1 +#include "flash.h" /* for chipaddr and flashchip */ + /* spi.c, should probably be in spi_chip.c */ int probe_spi_rdid(struct flashchip *flash); int probe_spi_rdid4(struct flashchip *flash); Modified: trunk/ft2232_spi.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/ft2232_spi.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/ft2232_spi.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ #include <stdlib.h> #include <ctype.h> #include "flash.h" -#include "chipdrivers.h" #include "programmer.h" #include "spi.h" #include <ftdi.h> Modified: trunk/ichspi.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/ichspi.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/ichspi.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ #include <string.h> #include "flash.h" -#include "chipdrivers.h" #include "programmer.h" #include "spi.h" Modified: trunk/it85spi.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/it85spi.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/it85spi.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include "flash.h" -#include "chipdrivers.h" #include "spi.h" #include "programmer.h" Modified: trunk/jedec.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/jedec.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/jedec.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ */ #include "flash.h" -#include "chipdrivers.h" #define MAX_REFLASH_TRIES 0x10 #define MASK_FULL 0xffff Modified: trunk/pm49fl00x.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/pm49fl00x.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/pm49fl00x.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ */ #include "flash.h" -#include "chipdrivers.h" static void write_lockbits_49fl00x(chipaddr bios, int size, unsigned char bits, int block_size) Modified: trunk/print.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/print.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/print.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ #include <string.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include "flash.h" -#include "flashchips.h" #include "programmer.h" /* Modified: trunk/sb600spi.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/sb600spi.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/sb600spi.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__) #include "flash.h" -#include "chipdrivers.h" #include "programmer.h" #include "spi.h" Modified: trunk/sst_fwhub.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/sst_fwhub.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/sst_fwhub.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ /* Adapted from the Intel FW hub stuff for 82802ax parts. */ #include "flash.h" -#include "chipdrivers.h" static int check_sst_fwhub_block_lock(struct flashchip *flash, int offset) { Modified: trunk/w29ee011.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/w29ee011.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/w29ee011.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ #include <string.h> #include "flash.h" -#include "chipdrivers.h" /* According to the Winbond W29EE011, W29EE012, W29C010M, W29C011A * datasheets this is the only valid probe function for those chips. Modified: trunk/w39.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/w39.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) +++ trunk/w39.c Tue Aug 16 14:08:22 2011 (r1414) @@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ */ #include "flash.h" -#include "chipdrivers.h" static int printlock_w39_fwh_block(struct flashchip *flash, int offset) {

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[PATCH] internal dmi decoder
by Sean Nelson 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

Here is a new version of the internal dmi decoding. To use the new decoder, the user needs to use "-p internal:dmi=new", to cross-check with the external dmidecode use "-p internal:dmi=check". Hopefully if this is comitted, it will make it easier for people to test the new internal decoder. Signed-off-by: Sean Nelson <audiohacked(a)gmail.com>

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[commit] r1413 - trunk
by repository service 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

Author: hailfinger Date: Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 New Revision: 1413 URL: http://flashrom.org/trac/flashrom/changeset/1413 Log: Fixup of r1397: - Mixing uninitialized and initialized local variables leads to confusion. - ft2232_spi error cases should have gotten some error handling, and that's the reason the curly braces were there. - Fixing typos/wording in some places would have been nice given that those places were touched anyway. Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006(a)gmx.net> Acked-by: Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner(a)student.tuwien.ac.at> Modified: trunk/board_enable.c trunk/buspirate_spi.c trunk/chipset_enable.c trunk/cli_classic.c trunk/dediprog.c trunk/dmi.c trunk/flashrom.c trunk/ft2232_spi.c trunk/it85spi.c trunk/it87spi.c trunk/physmap.c Modified: trunk/board_enable.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/board_enable.c Fri Aug 12 03:19:32 2011 (r1412) +++ trunk/board_enable.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) @@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ return -1; } - /* First, check the ISA bridge */ + /* Check for the ISA bridge first. */ dev = pci_dev_find_vendorclass(0x10DE, 0x0601); switch (dev->device_id) { case 0x0030: /* CK804 */ @@ -1129,8 +1129,8 @@ struct pci_dev *dev; uint32_t tmp, base; - /* GPPO {0,8,27,28,30} are always available */ - static const uint32_t nonmuxed_gpos = 0x58000101; + /* GPO{0,8,27,28,30} are always available. */ + static const uint32_t nonmuxed_gpos = 0x58000101; static const struct {unsigned int reg, mask, value; } piix4_gpo[] = { {0}, @@ -1179,10 +1179,9 @@ } if ((((1 << gpo) & nonmuxed_gpos) == 0) && - (pci_read_word(dev, piix4_gpo[gpo].reg) - & piix4_gpo[gpo].mask) != piix4_gpo[gpo].value) { - msg_perr("\nERROR: PIIX4 GPO%d not programmed for output.\n", - gpo); + ((pci_read_word(dev, piix4_gpo[gpo].reg) & piix4_gpo[gpo].mask) != + piix4_gpo[gpo].value)) { + msg_perr("\nERROR: PIIX4 GPO%d not programmed for output.\n", gpo); return -1; } Modified: trunk/buspirate_spi.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/buspirate_spi.c Fri Aug 12 03:19:32 2011 (r1412) +++ trunk/buspirate_spi.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) @@ -150,9 +150,11 @@ int buspirate_spi_init(void) { unsigned char buf[512]; - int ret = 0, i, spispeed = 0x7; char *dev = NULL; char *speed = NULL; + int spispeed = 0x7; + int ret = 0; + int i; dev = extract_programmer_param("dev"); if (!dev || !strlen(dev)) { Modified: trunk/chipset_enable.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/chipset_enable.c Fri Aug 12 03:19:32 2011 (r1412) +++ trunk/chipset_enable.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) @@ -309,8 +309,9 @@ static int enable_flash_ich_dc(struct pci_dev *dev, const char *name) { uint32_t fwh_conf; + int i, tmp; char *idsel = NULL; - int i, tmp, max_decode_fwh_idsel = 0, max_decode_fwh_decode = 0; + int max_decode_fwh_idsel = 0, max_decode_fwh_decode = 0; int contiguous = 1; idsel = extract_programmer_param("fwh_idsel"); @@ -1035,7 +1036,7 @@ } } else { msg_pinfo("AMD Elan SC520 detected, but no BOOTCS. " - "Assuming flash at 4G\n"); + "Assuming flash at 4G.\n"); } /* 4. Clean up */ Modified: trunk/cli_classic.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/cli_classic.c Fri Aug 12 03:19:32 2011 (r1412) +++ trunk/cli_classic.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) @@ -104,13 +104,14 @@ struct flashchip flashes[3]; struct flashchip *fill_flash; const char *name; - int startchip = 0, chipcount = 0, namelen, opt, option_index = 0; - int read_it = 0, write_it = 0, erase_it = 0, verify_it = 0; - int dont_verify_it = 0, list_supported = 0, force = 0; + int namelen, opt, i; + int startchip = 0, chipcount = 0, option_index = 0, force = 0; #if CONFIG_PRINT_WIKI == 1 int list_supported_wiki = 0; #endif - int operation_specified = 0, i, ret = 0; + int read_it = 0, write_it = 0, erase_it = 0, verify_it = 0; + int dont_verify_it = 0, list_supported = 0, operation_specified = 0; + int ret = 0; static const char optstring[] = "r:Rw:v:nVEfc:m:l:i:p:Lzh"; static const struct option long_options[] = { Modified: trunk/dediprog.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/dediprog.c Fri Aug 12 03:19:32 2011 (r1412) +++ trunk/dediprog.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) @@ -496,7 +496,8 @@ static int parse_voltage(char *voltage) { char *tmp = NULL; - int i, millivolt, fraction = 0; + int i; + int millivolt = 0, fraction = 0; if (!voltage || !strlen(voltage)) { msg_perr("Empty voltage= specified.\n"); @@ -574,7 +575,8 @@ { struct usb_device *dev; char *voltage; - int millivolt = 3500, ret; + int millivolt = 3500; + int ret; msg_pspew("%s\n", __func__); Modified: trunk/dmi.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/dmi.c Fri Aug 12 03:19:32 2011 (r1412) +++ trunk/dmi.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) @@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ */ static int dmi_compare(const char *value, const char *pattern) { - int anchored = 0, patternlen; + int anchored = 0; + int patternlen; msg_pspew("matching %s against %s\n", value, pattern); /* The empty string is part of all strings! */ Modified: trunk/flashrom.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/flashrom.c Fri Aug 12 03:19:32 2011 (r1412) +++ trunk/flashrom.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) @@ -600,8 +600,7 @@ size_t size = flash->total_size * 1024; /* Flash registers live 4 MByte below the flash. */ /* FIXME: This is incorrect for nonstandard flashbase. */ - flash->virtual_registers = (chipaddr)programmer_map_flash_region( - "flash chip registers", (0xFFFFFFFF - 0x400000 - size + 1), size); + flash->virtual_registers = (chipaddr)programmer_map_flash_region("flash chip registers", (0xFFFFFFFF - 0x400000 - size + 1), size); } int read_memmapped(struct flashchip *flash, uint8_t *buf, int start, int len) @@ -753,8 +752,9 @@ int verify_range(struct flashchip *flash, uint8_t *cmpbuf, int start, int len, const char *message) { - int i, ret = 0, failcount = 0; + int i; uint8_t *readbuf = malloc(len); + int ret = 0, failcount = 0; if (!len) goto out_free; @@ -832,7 +832,8 @@ */ int need_erase(uint8_t *have, uint8_t *want, int len, enum write_granularity gran) { - int result = 0, i, j, limit; + int result = 0; + int i, j, limit; switch (gran) { case write_gran_1bit: @@ -898,7 +899,8 @@ static int get_next_write(uint8_t *have, uint8_t *want, int len, int *first_start, enum write_granularity gran) { - int need_write = 0, rel_start = 0, first_len = 0, i, limit, stride; + int need_write = 0, rel_start = 0, first_len = 0; + int i, limit, stride; switch (gran) { case write_gran_1bit: @@ -1326,7 +1328,8 @@ */ static int selfcheck_eraseblocks(const struct flashchip *flash) { - int i, j, k, ret = 0; + int i, j, k; + int ret = 0; for (k = 0; k < NUM_ERASEFUNCTIONS; k++) { unsigned int done = 0; @@ -1451,7 +1454,8 @@ void *param1, void *param2) { int i, j; - unsigned int start = 0, len; + unsigned int start = 0; + unsigned int len; struct block_eraser eraser = flash->block_erasers[erasefunction]; for (i = 0; i < NUM_ERASEREGIONS; i++) { @@ -1603,8 +1607,10 @@ void list_programmers_linebreak(int startcol, int cols, int paren) { const char *pname; - int pnamelen, remaining = 0, firstline = 1, i; + int pnamelen; + int remaining = 0, firstline = 1; enum programmer p; + int i; for (p = 0; p < PROGRAMMER_INVALID; p++) { pname = programmer_table[p].name; Modified: trunk/ft2232_spi.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/ft2232_spi.c Fri Aug 12 03:19:32 2011 (r1412) +++ trunk/ft2232_spi.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) @@ -252,17 +252,21 @@ ftdic->error_str); } - if (ftdi_usb_reset(ftdic) < 0) + if (ftdi_usb_reset(ftdic) < 0) { msg_perr("Unable to reset FTDI device\n"); + } - if (ftdi_set_latency_timer(ftdic, 2) < 0) + if (ftdi_set_latency_timer(ftdic, 2) < 0) { msg_perr("Unable to set latency timer\n"); + } - if (ftdi_write_data_set_chunksize(ftdic, 256)) + if (ftdi_write_data_set_chunksize(ftdic, 256)) { msg_perr("Unable to set chunk size\n"); + } - if (ftdi_set_bitmode(ftdic, 0x00, BITMODE_BITBANG_SPI) < 0) + if (ftdi_set_bitmode(ftdic, 0x00, BITMODE_BITBANG_SPI) < 0) { msg_perr("Unable to set bitmode to SPI\n"); + } if (clock_5x) { msg_pdbg("Disable divide-by-5 front stage\n"); @@ -329,7 +333,8 @@ struct ftdi_context *ftdic = &ftdic_context; static unsigned char *buf = NULL; /* failed is special. We use bitwise ops, but it is essentially bool. */ - int i = 0, ret = 0, failed = 0, bufsize; + int i = 0, ret = 0, failed = 0; + int bufsize; static int oldbufsize = 0; if (writecnt > 65536 || readcnt > 65536) Modified: trunk/it85spi.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/it85spi.c Fri Aug 12 03:19:32 2011 (r1412) +++ trunk/it85spi.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) @@ -84,15 +84,15 @@ static int it85xx_scratch_rom_reenter = 0; /* This function will poll the keyboard status register until either - * an expected value shows up, or - * timeout reaches. + * an expected value shows up, or the timeout is reached. + * timeout is in usec. * - * Returns: 0 -- the expected value has shown. - * 1 -- timeout reached. + * Returns: 0 -- the expected value showed up. + * 1 -- timeout. */ static int wait_for(const unsigned int mask, const unsigned int expected_value, - const int timeout /* in usec */, const char *error_message, - const char *function_name, const int lineno) + const int timeout, const char * error_message, + const char * function_name, const int lineno) { int time_passed; @@ -317,8 +317,9 @@ int i; it85xx_enter_scratch_rom(); - /* exit scratch ROM ONLY when programmer shuts down. Otherwise, the - * temporary flash state may halt EC. */ + /* Exit scratch ROM ONLY when programmer shuts down. Otherwise, the + * temporary flash state may halt the EC. + */ #ifdef LPC_IO INDIRECT_A1(shm_io_base, (((unsigned long int)ce_high) >> 8) & 0xff); Modified: trunk/it87spi.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/it87spi.c Fri Aug 12 03:19:32 2011 (r1412) +++ trunk/it87spi.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) @@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ int init_superio_ite(void) { - int i, ret = 0; + int i; + int ret = 0; for (i = 0; i < superio_count; i++) { if (superios[i].vendor != SUPERIO_VENDOR_ITE) Modified: trunk/physmap.c ============================================================================== --- trunk/physmap.c Fri Aug 12 03:19:32 2011 (r1412) +++ trunk/physmap.c Mon Aug 15 21:54:20 2011 (r1413) @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ mi.address = phys_addr; mi.size = len; - ret = __dpmi_physical_address_mapping (&mi); + ret = __dpmi_physical_address_mapping(&mi); if (ret != 0) return ERROR_PTR;

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Re: [flashrom] [PATCH 3/3] an obvious but dubios refactor opportunity
by Tadas Slotkus 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

> diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c > index 8283e36..fe29852 100644 > --- a/layout.c > +++ b/layout.c > @@ -240,6 +240,19 @@ static struct rom_entry *get_next_included_romentry(unsigned int start) > return best_entry; > } > > +static void copy_old_content(struct flashchip *flash, int oldcontents_valid, uint8_t *oldcontents, uint8_t *newcontents, unsigned int start, unsigned int size) Could you split it to multiple lines? Nice work! :) Acked-by: Tadas Slotkus <devtadas(a)gmail.com> Thanks, Tadas

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Re: [flashrom] [PATCH 2/3] Make read before write configurable (infrastructure part)
by Tadas Slotkus 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

> @@ -1961,11 +1961,13 @@ int doit(struct flashchip *flash, int force, const char *filename, int read_it, > ret = 1; > goto out; > } > - } > - emergency_help_message(); > - ret = 1; > - goto out; > - } > + } else Could you kill that last curly bracket? :) Acked-by: Tadas Slotkus <devtadas(a)gmail.com>

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wiki output
by Stefan Tauner 14 Aug '11

14 Aug '11

i'd like to improve the wiki output. first of all i'd like to get the voltage printing of chips in. after that i would like to add support for linked footnotes, because our tables are long and right now the user has to scroll a lot to read them. i think those two things are not controversial, so we can discuss them when i am sending the patches (voltage printing has already been posted a few weeks ago actually). the other thing i want to do is to improve the list of supported mainboards. right now - we don't differentiate between revisions (besides adding them to the name as string). - we can't distinguish between not supported at all and untested board enable (we use the note field for this). - we try to link to the vendor... which fails more often than it works over the time imho. i presume the most problematic thing is removal of the urls. basically i don't care if support for them remains, but i will stop adding them myself. it is just a waste of time imho because they change so often or the targets just vanish. if i can persuade all of you to think that too, it would be even better. so... i don't see the reason we do this at all (besides the obvious hypertext argument that one should link as much as possible). i doubt any user will follow those links to find "his" board. why should s/he? what's the use case for those links? carldani replied "identification of supported revisions" (more or less). this is a bogus argument. the URLs don't do that now, and in most of the cases they can't (because there is only one single page for multiple revisions or even models). anyway, we should not be divided by this particular detail, so now to the really important stuff. i'd like to add a ? "icon" to boards with untested board enables (just like we do everywhere else if we are not sure yet). this would require extending the "working" field of struct board_info and using OK, NT and a to-be-defined third macro instead of just 0 and 1 in the table itself (or, an enum... much preferred solution by me). quite easy stuff. then i had the idea to somehow add board revisions more explicitly. just adding additional columns like it is done for the chip statuses won't cut it, because we need to fit the names of the revisions in there too. but maybe it is enough nonetheless: what about - adding n columns where n is the maximum number of revisions of a single board, and - in each column we print the revision name followed by OK, No, or ?; or nothing if there are less revisions to support this we would need to expand the existing struct and macros, but it is doable imho. other ideas are welcome. -- Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner

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