3 files changed, 29 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/southbridge/amd/Kconfig b/src/southbridge/amd/Kconfig
index 39aeb09455..867afcaf8b 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/amd/Kconfig
+++ b/src/southbridge/amd/Kconfig
@@ -14,12 +14,3 @@ source src/southbridge/amd/sb800/Kconfig
 source src/southbridge/amd/cimx/Kconfig
 source src/southbridge/amd/agesa/Kconfig
 source src/southbridge/amd/sr5650/Kconfig
-
-if CPU_AMD_AGESA
-
-config AMD_SB_SPI_TX_LEN
-	int
-	default 4
-	depends on SPI_FLASH
-
-endif
diff --git a/src/southbridge/amd/agesa/hudson/spi.c b/src/southbridge/amd/agesa/hudson/spi.c
index f050a63f91..2aeb2c04c0 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/amd/agesa/hudson/spi.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/amd/agesa/hudson/spi.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <arch/io.h>
+#include <console/console.h>
 #include <spi-generic.h>
 #include <device/device.h>
 #include <device/pci.h>
@@ -101,6 +102,20 @@ int spi_xfer(struct spi_slave *slave, const void *dout,
 	u8 count;
 
 	bytesout--;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check if this is a write command attempting to transfer more bytes
+	 * than the controller can handle. Iterations for writes are not
+	 * supported here because each SPI write command needs to be preceded
+	 * and followed by other SPI commands, and this sequence is controlled
+	 * by the SPI chip driver.
+	 */
+	if (bytesout > AMD_SB_SPI_TX_LEN) {
+		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "FCH SPI: Too much to write. Does your SPI chip driver use"
+		     " spi_crop_chunk()?\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	readoffby1 = bytesout ? 0 : 1;
 
 #if CONFIG_SOUTHBRIDGE_AMD_AGESA_YANGTZE
diff --git a/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/spi.c b/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/spi.c
index e5b2407082..f38e691254 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/spi.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/spi.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <arch/io.h>
+#include <console/console.h>
 #include <spi-generic.h>
 #include <device/device.h>
 #include <device/pci.h>
@@ -74,6 +75,19 @@ int spi_xfer(struct spi_slave *slave, const void *dout,
 
 	bytesout--;
 
+	/*
+	 * Check if this is a write command attempting to transfer more bytes
+	 * than the controller can handle. Iterations for writes are not
+	 * supported here because each SPI write command needs to be preceded
+	 * and followed by other SPI commands, and this sequence is controlled
+	 * by the SPI chip driver.
+	 */
+	if (bytesout > AMD_SB_SPI_TX_LEN) {
+		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "FCH SPI: Too much to write. Does your SPI chip driver use"
+		     " spi_crop_chunk()?\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	readoffby1 = bytesout ? 0 : 1;
 
 	readwrite = (bytesin + readoffby1) << 4 | bytesout;