Merge tag 'spi-nor/for-5.5' into mtd/next

SPI NOR core changes:
- introduce 'struct spi_nor_controller_ops',
- clean the Register Operations methods,
- use dev_dbg insted of dev_err for low level info,
- fix retlen handling in sst_write(),
- fix silent truncations in spi_nor_read and spi_nor_read_raw(),
- fix the clearing of QE bit on lock()/unlock(),
- rework the disabling of the block write protection,
- rework the Quad Enable methods,
- make sure nor->spimem and nor->controller_ops are mutually exclusive,
- set default Quad Enable method for ISSI flashes,
- add support for few flashes.

SPI NOR controller drivers changes:
- intel-spi:
	- support chips without software sequencer,
	- add support for Intel Cannon Lake and Intel Comet Lake-H flashes.

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/string.h b/include/linux/string.h
index b2f9df7f0761..b6ccdc2c7f02 100644
--- a/include/linux/string.h
+++ b/include/linux/string.h
@@ -227,7 +227,26 @@ static inline bool strstarts(const char *str, const char *prefix)
 }
 
 size_t memweight(const void *ptr, size_t bytes);
-void memzero_explicit(void *s, size_t count);
+
+/**
+ * memzero_explicit - Fill a region of memory (e.g. sensitive
+ *		      keying data) with 0s.
+ * @s: Pointer to the start of the area.
+ * @count: The size of the area.
+ *
+ * Note: usually using memset() is just fine (!), but in cases
+ * where clearing out _local_ data at the end of a scope is
+ * necessary, memzero_explicit() should be used instead in
+ * order to prevent the compiler from optimising away zeroing.
+ *
+ * memzero_explicit() doesn't need an arch-specific version as
+ * it just invokes the one of memset() implicitly.
+ */
+static inline void memzero_explicit(void *s, size_t count)
+{
+	memset(s, 0, count);
+	barrier_data(s);
+}
 
 /**
  * kbasename - return the last part of a pathname.