UBI: Unsorted Block Images

UBI (Latin: "where?") manages multiple logical volumes on a single
flash device, specifically supporting NAND flash devices. UBI provides
a flexible partitioning concept which still allows for wear-levelling
across the whole flash device.

In a sense, UBI may be compared to the Logical Volume Manager
(LVM). Whereas LVM maps logical sector numbers to physical HDD sector
numbers, UBI maps logical eraseblocks to physical eraseblocks.

More information may be found at
http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/doc/ubi.html

Partitioning/Re-partitioning

  An UBI volume occupies a certain number of erase blocks. This is
  limited by a configured maximum volume size, which could also be
  viewed as the partition size. Each individual UBI volume's size can
  be changed independently of the other UBI volumes, provided that the
  sum of all volume sizes doesn't exceed a certain limit.

  UBI supports dynamic volumes and static volumes. Static volumes are
  read-only and their contents are protected by CRC check sums.

Bad eraseblocks handling

  UBI transparently handles bad eraseblocks. When a physical
  eraseblock becomes bad, it is substituted by a good physical
  eraseblock, and the user does not even notice this.

Scrubbing

  On a NAND flash bit flips can occur on any write operation,
  sometimes also on read. If bit flips persist on the device, at first
  they can still be corrected by ECC, but once they accumulate,
  correction will become impossible. Thus it is best to actively scrub
  the affected eraseblock, by first copying it to a free eraseblock
  and then erasing the original. The UBI layer performs this type of
  scrubbing under the covers, transparently to the UBI volume users.

Erase Counts

  UBI maintains an erase count header per eraseblock. This frees
  higher-level layers (like file systems) from doing this and allows
  for centralized erase count management instead. The erase counts are
  used by the wear-levelling algorithm in the UBI layer. The algorithm
  itself is exchangeable.

Booting from NAND

  For booting directly from NAND flash the hardware must at least be
  capable of fetching and executing a small portion of the NAND
  flash. Some NAND flash controllers have this kind of support. They
  usually limit the window to a few kilobytes in erase block 0. This
  "initial program loader" (IPL) must then contain sufficient logic to
  load and execute the next boot phase.

  Due to bad eraseblocks, which may be randomly scattered over the
  flash device, it is problematic to store the "secondary program
  loader" (SPL) statically. Also, due to bit-flips it may become
  corrupted over time. UBI allows to solve this problem gracefully by
  storing the SPL in a small static UBI volume.

UBI volumes vs. static partitions

  UBI volumes are still very similar to static MTD partitions:

    * both consist of eraseblocks (logical eraseblocks in case of UBI
      volumes, and physical eraseblocks in case of static partitions;
    * both support three basic operations - read, write, erase.

  But UBI volumes have the following advantages over traditional
  static MTD partitions:

    * there are no eraseblock wear-leveling constraints in case of UBI
      volumes, so the user should not care about this;
    * there are no bit-flips and bad eraseblocks in case of UBI volumes.

  So, UBI volumes may be considered as flash devices with relaxed
  restrictions.

Where can it be found?

  Documentation, kernel code and applications can be found in the MTD
  gits.

What are the applications for?

  The applications help to create binary flash images for two purposes: pfi
  files (partial flash images) for in-system update of UBI volumes, and plain
  binary images, with or without OOB data in case of NAND, for a manufacturing
  step. Furthermore some tools are/and will be created that allow flash content
  analysis after a system has crashed..

Who did UBI?

  The original ideas, where UBI is based on, were developed by Andreas
  Arnez, Frank Haverkamp and Thomas Gleixner. Josh W. Boyer and some others
  were involved too. The implementation of the kernel layer was done by Artem
  B. Bityutskiy. The user-space applications and tools were written by Oliver
  Lohmann with contributions from Frank Haverkamp, Andreas Arnez, and Artem.
  Joern Engel contributed a patch which modifies JFFS2 so that it can be run on
  a UBI volume. Thomas Gleixner did modifications to the NAND layer. Alexander
  Schmidt made some testing work as well as core functionality improvements.

Signed-off-by: Artem B. Bityutskiy <dedekind@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Frank Haverkamp <haver@vnet.ibm.com>

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diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) International Business Machines Corp., 2006
+ * Copyright (c) Nokia Corporation, 2006
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See
+ * the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ * Author: Artem Bityutskiy (Битюцкий Артём)
+ *
+ * Jan 2007: Alexander Schmidt, hacked per-volume update.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * This file contains implementation of the volume update functionality.
+ *
+ * The update operation is based on the per-volume update marker which is
+ * stored in the volume table. The update marker is set before the update
+ * starts, and removed after the update has been finished. So if the update was
+ * interrupted by an unclean re-boot or due to some other reasons, the update
+ * marker stays on the flash media and UBI finds it when it attaches the MTD
+ * device next time. If the update marker is set for a volume, the volume is
+ * treated as damaged and most I/O operations are prohibited. Only a new update
+ * operation is allowed.
+ *
+ * Note, in general it is possible to implement the update operation as a
+ * transaction with a roll-back capability.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm/div64.h>
+#include "ubi.h"
+
+/**
+ * set_update_marker - set update marker.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @vol_id: volume ID
+ *
+ * This function sets the update marker flag for volume @vol_id. Returns zero
+ * in case of success and a negative error code in case of failure.
+ */
+static int set_update_marker(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct ubi_vtbl_record vtbl_rec;
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = ubi->volumes[vol_id];
+
+	dbg_msg("set update marker for volume %d", vol_id);
+
+	if (vol->upd_marker) {
+		ubi_assert(ubi->vtbl[vol_id].upd_marker);
+		dbg_msg("already set");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(&vtbl_rec, &ubi->vtbl[vol_id], sizeof(struct ubi_vtbl_record));
+	vtbl_rec.upd_marker = 1;
+
+	err = ubi_change_vtbl_record(ubi, vol_id, &vtbl_rec);
+	vol->upd_marker = 1;
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * clear_update_marker - clear update marker.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @vol_id: volume ID
+ * @bytes: new data size in bytes
+ *
+ * This function clears the update marker for volume @vol_id, sets new volume
+ * data size and clears the "corrupted" flag (static volumes only). Returns
+ * zero in case of success and a negative error code in case of failure.
+ */
+static int clear_update_marker(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id, long long bytes)
+{
+	int err;
+	uint64_t tmp;
+	struct ubi_vtbl_record vtbl_rec;
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = ubi->volumes[vol_id];
+
+	dbg_msg("clear update marker for volume %d", vol_id);
+
+	memcpy(&vtbl_rec, &ubi->vtbl[vol_id], sizeof(struct ubi_vtbl_record));
+	ubi_assert(vol->upd_marker && vtbl_rec.upd_marker);
+	vtbl_rec.upd_marker = 0;
+
+	if (vol->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME) {
+		vol->corrupted = 0;
+		vol->used_bytes = tmp = bytes;
+		vol->last_eb_bytes = do_div(tmp, vol->usable_leb_size);
+		vol->used_ebs = tmp;
+		if (vol->last_eb_bytes)
+			vol->used_ebs += 1;
+		else
+			vol->last_eb_bytes = vol->usable_leb_size;
+	}
+
+	err = ubi_change_vtbl_record(ubi, vol_id, &vtbl_rec);
+	vol->upd_marker = 0;
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_start_update - start volume update.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @vol_id: volume ID
+ * @bytes: update bytes
+ *
+ * This function starts volume update operation. If @bytes is zero, the volume
+ * is just wiped out. Returns zero in case of success and a negative error code
+ * in case of failure.
+ */
+int ubi_start_update(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id, long long bytes)
+{
+	int i, err;
+	uint64_t tmp;
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = ubi->volumes[vol_id];
+
+	dbg_msg("start update of volume %d, %llu bytes", vol_id, bytes);
+	vol->updating = 1;
+
+	err = set_update_marker(ubi, vol_id);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	/* Before updating - wipe out the volume */
+	for (i = 0; i < vol->reserved_pebs; i++) {
+		err = ubi_eba_unmap_leb(ubi, vol_id, i);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	if (bytes == 0) {
+		err = clear_update_marker(ubi, vol_id, 0);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		err = ubi_wl_flush(ubi);
+		if (!err)
+			vol->updating = 0;
+	}
+
+	vol->upd_buf = kmalloc(ubi->leb_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vol->upd_buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	tmp = bytes;
+	vol->upd_ebs = !!do_div(tmp, vol->usable_leb_size);
+	vol->upd_ebs += tmp;
+	vol->upd_bytes = bytes;
+	vol->upd_received = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * write_leb - write update data.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @vol_id: volume ID
+ * @lnum: logical eraseblock number
+ * @buf: data to write
+ * @len: data size
+ * @used_ebs: how many logical eraseblocks will this volume contain (static
+ * volumes only)
+ *
+ * This function writes update data to corresponding logical eraseblock. In
+ * case of dynamic volume, this function checks if the data contains 0xFF bytes
+ * at the end. If yes, the 0xFF bytes are cut and not written. So if the whole
+ * buffer contains only 0xFF bytes, the LEB is left unmapped.
+ *
+ * The reason why we skip the trailing 0xFF bytes in case of dynamic volume is
+ * that we want to make sure that more data may be appended to the logical
+ * eraseblock in future. Indeed, writing 0xFF bytes may have side effects and
+ * this PEB won't be writable anymore. So if one writes the file-system image
+ * to the UBI volume where 0xFFs mean free space - UBI makes sure this free
+ * space is writable after the update.
+ *
+ * We do not do this for static volumes because they are read-only. But this
+ * also cannot be done because we have to store per-LEB CRC and the correct
+ * data length.
+ *
+ * This function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in
+ * case of failure.
+ */
+static int write_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id, int lnum, void *buf,
+		     int len, int used_ebs)
+{
+	int err, l;
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = ubi->volumes[vol_id];
+
+	if (vol->vol_type == UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME) {
+		l = ALIGN(len, ubi->min_io_size);
+		memset(buf + len, 0xFF, l - len);
+
+		l = ubi_calc_data_len(ubi, buf, l);
+		if (l == 0) {
+			dbg_msg("all %d bytes contain 0xFF - skip", len);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if (len != l)
+			dbg_msg("skip last %d bytes (0xFF)", len - l);
+
+		err = ubi_eba_write_leb(ubi, vol_id, lnum, buf, 0, l,
+					UBI_UNKNOWN);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * When writing static volume, and this is the last logical
+		 * eraseblock, the length (@len) does not have to be aligned to
+		 * the minimal flash I/O unit. The 'ubi_eba_write_leb_st()'
+		 * function accepts exact (unaligned) length and stores it in
+		 * the VID header. And it takes care of proper alignment by
+		 * padding the buffer. Here we just make sure the padding will
+		 * contain zeros, not random trash.
+		 */
+		memset(buf + len, 0, vol->usable_leb_size - len);
+		err = ubi_eba_write_leb_st(ubi, vol_id, lnum, buf, len,
+					   UBI_UNKNOWN, used_ebs);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_more_update_data - write more update data.
+ * @vol: volume description object
+ * @buf: write data (user-space memory buffer)
+ * @count: how much bytes to write
+ *
+ * This function writes more data to the volume which is being updated. It may
+ * be called arbitrary number of times until all of the update data arrive.
+ * This function returns %0 in case of success, number of bytes written during
+ * the last call if the whole volume update was successfully finished, and a
+ * negative error code in case of failure.
+ */
+int ubi_more_update_data(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id,
+			 const void __user *buf, int count)
+{
+	uint64_t tmp;
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = ubi->volumes[vol_id];
+	int lnum, offs, err = 0, len, to_write = count;
+
+	dbg_msg("write %d of %lld bytes, %lld already passed",
+		count, vol->upd_bytes, vol->upd_received);
+
+	if (ubi->ro_mode)
+		return -EROFS;
+
+	tmp = vol->upd_received;
+	offs = do_div(tmp, vol->usable_leb_size);
+	lnum = tmp;
+
+	if (vol->upd_received + count > vol->upd_bytes)
+		to_write = count = vol->upd_bytes - vol->upd_received;
+
+	/*
+	 * When updating volumes, we accumulate whole logical eraseblock of
+	 * data and write it at once.
+	 */
+	if (offs != 0) {
+		/*
+		 * This is a write to the middle of the logical eraseblock. We
+		 * copy the data to our update buffer and wait for more data or
+		 * flush it if the whole eraseblock is written or the update
+		 * is finished.
+		 */
+
+		len = vol->usable_leb_size - offs;
+		if (len > count)
+			len = count;
+
+		err = copy_from_user(vol->upd_buf + offs, buf, len);
+		if (err)
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		if (offs + len == vol->usable_leb_size ||
+		    vol->upd_received + len == vol->upd_bytes) {
+			int flush_len = offs + len;
+
+			/*
+			 * OK, we gathered either the whole eraseblock or this
+			 * is the last chunk, it's time to flush the buffer.
+			 */
+			ubi_assert(flush_len <= vol->usable_leb_size);
+			err = write_leb(ubi, vol_id, lnum, vol->upd_buf,
+					flush_len, vol->upd_ebs);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
+		}
+
+		vol->upd_received += len;
+		count -= len;
+		buf += len;
+		lnum += 1;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If we've got more to write, let's continue. At this point we know we
+	 * are starting from the beginning of an eraseblock.
+	 */
+	while (count) {
+		if (count > vol->usable_leb_size)
+			len = vol->usable_leb_size;
+		else
+			len = count;
+
+		err = copy_from_user(vol->upd_buf, buf, len);
+		if (err)
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		if (len == vol->usable_leb_size ||
+		    vol->upd_received + len == vol->upd_bytes) {
+			err = write_leb(ubi, vol_id, lnum, vol->upd_buf, len,
+					vol->upd_ebs);
+			if (err)
+				break;
+		}
+
+		vol->upd_received += len;
+		count -= len;
+		lnum += 1;
+		buf += len;
+	}
+
+	ubi_assert(vol->upd_received <= vol->upd_bytes);
+	if (vol->upd_received == vol->upd_bytes) {
+		/* The update is finished, clear the update marker */
+		err = clear_update_marker(ubi, vol_id, vol->upd_bytes);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		err = ubi_wl_flush(ubi);
+		if (err == 0) {
+			err = to_write;
+			kfree(vol->upd_buf);
+			vol->updating = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}