linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/21] UBI: various rework/cleanup/fixes

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Date:   Fri, 16 Sep 2016 15:26:01 +0200
From:   Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
        Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@...il.com>
Cc:     David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/21] UBI: various rework/cleanup/fixes

Boris,

On 05.09.2016 17:04, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Here is a set of cleanup patches (+one fix in patch 4 for a bug that
> is unlikely to happen).
> 
> Note that I'm not doing that for fun. I'm currently trying to patch UBI
> to support the 'LEB consolidation' concept (which is the solution we're
> heading to for reliable MLC NAND support), and the duplication of
> similar code blocks makes this transition harder to code/review.
> 
> If you want to see the big picture, here is my development branch [1].
> It contains the current state of MLC support in UBI. It's not finished
> yet, but should give a good idea why the cleanup changes are needed. 

Thanks for this cleanup. Beside of some minor things, see other mails,
I like this series a lot and will merge it in 4.9.

Thanks,
//richard