linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/9] mtd: Allow mtd block device drivers to have a custom ioctl function

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Message-Id: <200703041520.43245.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Sun, 4 Mar 2007 15:20:42 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...nedhand.com>
Cc:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, dwmw2@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9] mtd: Allow mtd block device drivers to have a custom ioctl function

On Friday 02 March 2007 16:55:02 Richard Purdie wrote:
> Allow mtd block drivers to customise their ioctl functions. Also
> allow the drivers to obtain the gendisk struct since ioctl
> functions can need this.

Are you sure that this is a good idea? I'd rather not open
up this method of letting the individual drivers to bad things.

> This also moves the mtd ioctl functions from locked to unlocked.
> As far as I can see, nothing in the mtd code has locking problems.

This part looks fine to me.

	Arnd <><
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