[coreboot] [PATCH] flashrom: VIA VX800 support

[Peter Stuge]

Uwe Hermann wrote:
> > # ./flashrom -E
> > flashrom v0.9.0-r589
..
> > Erasing flash chip... SUCCESS.
> 
> Just to be really sure exerything works ok...
> 
> Please do './flashrom -r empty.dd' and them 'hexdump -C empty.dd',
> which should return only 0xff bytes.

No need, flashrom verifies erase properly since r359 of 2008-12-05.


> And here, please try to write an image consisting of random bytes

Or zeroes, but that mostly tests the flash cells, not the writing
algorithm. I think any verified write after a successful erase is
random enough.

#103 and #106 are also relevant here.


//Peter