@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Memory Technology Device (MTD)
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
- intel-spi
+ spi-intel
nand_ecc
spi-nor
similarity index 94%
rename from Documentation/driver-api/mtd/intel-spi.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/mtd/spi-intel.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
==============================
-Upgrading BIOS using intel-spi
+Upgrading BIOS using spi-intel
==============================
Many Intel CPUs like Baytrail and Braswell include SPI serial flash host
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ avoid accidental (or on purpose) overwrite of the content.
Not all manufacturers protect the SPI serial flash, mainly because it
allows upgrading the BIOS image directly from an OS.
-The intel-spi driver makes it possible to read and write the SPI serial
+The spi-intel driver makes it possible to read and write the SPI serial
flash, if certain protection bits are not set and locked. If it finds
any of them set, the whole MTD device is made read-only to prevent
partial overwrites. By default the driver exposes SPI serial flash
contents as read-only but it can be changed from kernel command line,
-passing "intel-spi.writeable=1".
+passing "spi_intel.writeable=1".
Please keep in mind that overwriting the BIOS image on SPI serial flash
might render the machine unbootable and requires special equipment like
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Linux.
serial flash. Distros like Debian and Fedora have this prepackaged with
name "mtd-utils".
- 3) Add "intel-spi.writeable=1" to the kernel command line and reboot
+ 3) Add "spi_intel.writeable=1" to the kernel command line and reboot
the board (you can also reload the driver passing "writeable=1" as
module parameter to modprobe).
Since the driver is renamed (and moved) update the BIOS upgrade guide accordingly from intel-spi to intel-spi. Keep the guide under MTD documentation because this is pretty much still about MTD and SPI-NOR. Signed-off-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com> --- Documentation/driver-api/mtd/index.rst | 2 +- .../driver-api/mtd/{intel-spi.rst => spi-intel.rst} | 8 ++++---- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) rename Documentation/driver-api/mtd/{intel-spi.rst => spi-intel.rst} (94%)