2 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
index 88f4df047464..6fde0a2e3567 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ config MTD_DATAFLASH
           Sometimes DataFlash chips are packaged inside MMC-format
           cards; at this writing, the MMC stack won't handle those.
 
+config MTD_DATAFLASH_WRITE_VERIFY
+        bool "Verify DataFlash page writes"
+        depends on MTD_DATAFLASH
+        help
+          This adds an extra check when data is written to the flash.
+          It may help if you are verifying chip setup (timings etc) on
+          your board.  There is a rare possibility that even though the
+          device thinks the write was successful, a bit could have been
+          flipped accidentally due to device wear or something else.
+
 config MTD_DATAFLASH_OTP
         bool "DataFlash OTP support (Security Register)"
         depends on MTD_DATAFLASH
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
index 90161277902b..6dd9aff8bb2d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@
  * doesn't (yet) use these for any kind of i/o overlap or prefetching.
  *
  * Sometimes DataFlash is packaged in MMC-format cards, although the
- * MMC stack can't use SPI (yet), or distinguish between MMC and DataFlash
+ * MMC stack can't (yet?) distinguish between MMC and DataFlash
  * protocols during enumeration.
  */
 
-#define CONFIG_DATAFLASH_WRITE_VERIFY
-
 /* reads can bypass the buffers */
 #define OP_READ_CONTINUOUS      0xE8
 #define OP_READ_PAGE            0xD2
@@ -403,7 +401,7 @@ static int dataflash_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
                 (void) dataflash_waitready(priv->spi);
 
 
-#ifdef  CONFIG_DATAFLASH_WRITE_VERIFY
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_DATAFLASH_VERIFY_WRITE
 
                 /* (3) Compare to Buffer1 */
                 addr = pageaddr << priv->page_offset;
@@ -432,7 +430,7 @@ static int dataflash_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
                 } else
                         status = 0;
 
-#endif  /* CONFIG_DATAFLASH_WRITE_VERIFY */
+#endif  /* CONFIG_MTD_DATAFLASH_VERIFY_WRITE */
 
                 remaining = remaining - writelen;
                 pageaddr++;