str7x: Improve info text

[fw/openocd] / src / flash / nor / str7x.c

diff --git a/src/flash/nor/str7x.c b/src/flash/nor/str7x.c
index 93b0f8371b1523a2b1b9ba60cf468e848a9a0c85..3d8ce5423e96ee46e7a8375147f669a3f877b4c7 100644 (file)
--- a/src/flash/nor/str7x.c
+++ b/src/flash/nor/str7x.c
@@ -707,12 +707,13 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(str7x_handle_part_id_command)
 
 static int get_str7x_info(struct flash_bank *bank, char *buf, int buf_size)
 {
-       /* STR7x flash doesn't support sector protection interrogation.
-        * FLASH_NVWPAR acts as a write only register; its read value
-        * doesn't reflect the actual protection state of the sectors.
+       /* Setting the write protection on a sector is a permanent change but it
+        * can be disabled temporarily. FLASH_NVWPAR reflects the permanent
+        * protection state of the sectors, not the temporary.
         */
-       snprintf(buf, buf_size, "STR7x flash lock information might not be correct "
-                       "due to hardware limitations.");
+       snprintf(buf, buf_size, "STR7x flash protection info is only valid after a power cycle, "
+                       "clearing the protection is only temporary and may not be reflected in the current "
+                       "info returned.");
        return ERROR_OK;
 }