On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:51:01 -0500, "Mike Frysinger"  wrote:

quoted text
> > 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...
---

Atsushi Nemoto

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