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diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.19/450-mtd-spi-nor-allow-NOR-driver-to-write-fewer-bytes-th.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.19/450-mtd-spi-nor-allow-NOR-driver-to-write-fewer-bytes-th.patch
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+++ b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.19/450-mtd-spi-nor-allow-NOR-driver-to-write-fewer-bytes-th.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:11:57 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: allow NOR driver to write fewer bytes than
+ requested
+
+The write size can be constrained by the maximum message/transfer size
+of the SPI controller. Only check for ret = 0 to avoid an infinite loop.
+
+Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+---
+
+--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
++++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ static int spi_nor_write(struct mtd_info
+
+ write_enable(nor);
+ ret = nor->write(nor, addr, page_remain, buf + i);
+- if (ret < 0)
++ if (ret <= 0)
+ goto write_err;
+ written = ret;
+
+@@ -1386,13 +1386,6 @@ static int spi_nor_write(struct mtd_info
+ goto write_err;
+ *retlen += written;
+ i += written;
+- if (written != page_remain) {
+- dev_err(nor->dev,
+- "While writing %zu bytes written %zd bytes\n",
+- page_remain, written);
+- ret = -EIO;
+- goto write_err;
+- }
+ }
+
+ write_err: