Re: [PATCH] mtd: phram: Make phram 64-bit compatible

[Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>]

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On Wed, Oct 02, 2013 at 06:42:29PM +0200, Alexander Sverdlin wrote:
> mtd: phram: Make phram 64-bit compatible
> 
> phram was 32-bit limited by design. Machines are growing up, but phram
> module is still useful. Update it. The patch is bigger than minimum,
> because simple_strtoul() is obsolete.
> 
> Tested on MIPS64 and compile-tested for PPC (32 bit).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@nsn.com>

Pushed to l2-mtd.git. Thanks!

Can this driver use the library memparse() function instead of
open-coding it?

[To answer myself:] I noticed this in drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c, which
prevents us from using memparse():

  /* By dwmw2 editorial decree, "ki", "Mi" or "Gi" are to be used. */

Are we (MTD) holding a revolutionary position against the standard
kernel libraries, which recognize [KkMmGg] prefixes, but not [kMG]i
prefixes? Should we extend memparse() to accept either form? Or would
doing so simply pollute the library and not really satisfy anyone?

[After more research:] It looks like this topic may be the subject of
some long-past flame wars. If I am digging up past demons, then I'd
prefer to let sleeping Balrogs lie.

Brian