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diff --git a/include/uapi/mtd/mtd-abi.h b/include/uapi/mtd/mtd-abi.h
index b869990c2db2..714d55b49d2a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/mtd/mtd-abi.h
+++ b/include/uapi/mtd/mtd-abi.h
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ struct mtd_oob_buf64 {
* @MTD_OPS_RAW: data are transferred as-is, with no error correction;
* this mode implies %MTD_OPS_PLACE_OOB
*
- * These modes can be passed to ioctl(MEMWRITE) and are also used internally.
- * See notes on "MTD file modes" for discussion on %MTD_OPS_RAW vs.
- * %MTD_FILE_MODE_RAW.
+ * These modes can be passed to ioctl(MEMWRITE) and ioctl(MEMREAD); they are
+ * also used internally. See notes on "MTD file modes" for discussion on
+ * %MTD_OPS_RAW vs. %MTD_FILE_MODE_RAW.
*/
enum {
MTD_OPS_PLACE_OOB = 0,
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ enum {
* struct mtd_write_req - data structure for requesting a write operation
*
* @start: start address
- * @len: length of data buffer
- * @ooblen: length of OOB buffer
+ * @len: length of data buffer (only lower 32 bits are used)
+ * @ooblen: length of OOB buffer (only lower 32 bits are used)
* @usr_data: user-provided data buffer
* @usr_oob: user-provided OOB buffer
* @mode: MTD mode (see "MTD operation modes")
@@ -91,6 +91,53 @@ struct mtd_write_req {
__u8 padding[7];
};
+/**
+ * struct mtd_read_req_ecc_stats - ECC statistics for a read operation
+ *
+ * @uncorrectable_errors: the number of uncorrectable errors that happened
+ * during the read operation
+ * @corrected_bitflips: the number of bitflips corrected during the read
+ * operation
+ * @max_bitflips: the maximum number of bitflips detected in any single ECC
+ * step for the data read during the operation; this information
+ * can be used to decide whether the data stored in a specific
+ * region of the MTD device should be moved somewhere else to
+ * avoid data loss.
+ */
+struct mtd_read_req_ecc_stats {
+ __u32 uncorrectable_errors;
+ __u32 corrected_bitflips;
+ __u32 max_bitflips;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct mtd_read_req - data structure for requesting a read operation
+ *
+ * @start: start address
+ * @len: length of data buffer (only lower 32 bits are used)
+ * @ooblen: length of OOB buffer (only lower 32 bits are used)
+ * @usr_data: user-provided data buffer
+ * @usr_oob: user-provided OOB buffer
+ * @mode: MTD mode (see "MTD operation modes")
+ * @padding: reserved, must be set to 0
+ * @ecc_stats: ECC statistics for the read operation
+ *
+ * This structure supports ioctl(MEMREAD) operations, allowing data and/or OOB
+ * reads in various modes. To read from OOB-only, set @usr_data == NULL, and to
+ * read data-only, set @usr_oob == NULL. However, setting both @usr_data and
+ * @usr_oob to NULL is not allowed.
+ */
+struct mtd_read_req {
+ __u64 start;
+ __u64 len;
+ __u64 ooblen;
+ __u64 usr_data;
+ __u64 usr_oob;
+ __u8 mode;
+ __u8 padding[7];
+ struct mtd_read_req_ecc_stats ecc_stats;
+};
+
#define MTD_ABSENT 0
#define MTD_RAM 1
#define MTD_ROM 2
@@ -207,6 +254,12 @@ struct otp_info {
#define MEMWRITE _IOWR('M', 24, struct mtd_write_req)
/* Erase a given range of user data (must be in mode %MTD_FILE_MODE_OTP_USER) */
#define OTPERASE _IOW('M', 25, struct otp_info)
+/*
+ * Most generic read interface; can read in-band and/or out-of-band in various
+ * modes (see "struct mtd_read_req"). This ioctl is not supported for flashes
+ * without OOB, e.g., NOR flash.
+ */
+#define MEMREAD _IOWR('M', 26, struct mtd_read_req)
/*
* Obsolete legacy interface. Keep it in order not to break userspace
@@ -270,8 +323,9 @@ struct mtd_ecc_stats {
* Note: %MTD_FILE_MODE_RAW provides the same functionality as %MTD_OPS_RAW -
* raw access to the flash, without error correction or autoplacement schemes.
* Wherever possible, the MTD_OPS_* mode will override the MTD_FILE_MODE_* mode
- * (e.g., when using ioctl(MEMWRITE)), but in some cases, the MTD_FILE_MODE is
- * used out of necessity (e.g., `write()', ioctl(MEMWRITEOOB64)).
+ * (e.g., when using ioctl(MEMWRITE) or ioctl(MEMREAD)), but in some cases, the
+ * MTD_FILE_MODE is used out of necessity (e.g., `write()',
+ * ioctl(MEMWRITEOOB64)).
*/
enum mtd_file_modes {
MTD_FILE_MODE_NORMAL = MTD_OTP_OFF,