Re: [PATCH] mtd: unify mtd partition/device registration

[Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp>]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:51:01 -0500, "Mike Frysinger" <vapier.adi@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Automatic fallback to mtd_device in parse_mtd() is convenient but
> > somewhat unflexible...
> 
> we could just have it do it all the time.  i dont see a problem with
> exposing the entire block device the whole time ?  i know for the
> driver or two of mine, i'm fine with it.
> 
> ...
>        ret = parse_mtd_partitions(mtd, probe_types, &parts, 0);
>        if (ret > 0) {
>                ret = add_mtd_partitions(mtd, parts, ret);
>                kfree(parts);
>        } else if (nr_parts)
>                ret = add_mtd_partitions(mtd, parts, nr_parts);
>        if (ret)
>                return ret;
> #endif
> 
>        return add_mtd_device(mtd);

I'm OK with this.  But not sure all current mtd partition users.

Are you going to convert all parse_mtd_partitions() call?  Maybe some
people do not want to change /dev/mtd numbers...

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Atsushi Nemoto