/* enable ADM or BAM DMA */
if (nandc->props->is_bam) {
nand_ctrl = nandc_read(nandc, NAND_CTRL);
- nandc_write(nandc, NAND_CTRL, nand_ctrl | BAM_MODE_EN);
+
+ /*
+ *NAND_CTRL is an operational registers, and CPU
+ * access to operational registers are read only
+ * in BAM mode. So update the NAND_CTRL register
+ * only if it is not in BAM mode. In most cases BAM
+ * mode will be enabled in bootloader
+ */
+ if (!(nand_ctrl & BAM_MODE_EN))
+ nandc_write(nandc, NAND_CTRL, nand_ctrl | BAM_MODE_EN);
} else {
nandc_write(nandc, NAND_FLASH_CHIP_SELECT, DM_EN);
}