linux-kernel - Re: [patch 4/7] ps3: Storage Driver Probing

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Message-ID: <4657182E.4060404@am.sony.com>
Date:	Fri, 25 May 2007 10:09:02 -0700
From:	Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@...sony.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 4/7] ps3: Storage Driver Probing

Hi.

Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> +	switch (dev_type) {
>> +	case PS3_DEV_TYPE_STOR_DISK:
>> +		match_id = PS3_MATCH_ID_STOR_DISK;
>> +		break;
>> +
>> +	case PS3_DEV_TYPE_STOR_ROM:
>> +		match_id = PS3_MATCH_ID_STOR_ROM;
>> +		break;
>> +
>> +	case PS3_DEV_TYPE_STOR_FLASH:
>> +		match_id = PS3_MATCH_ID_STOR_FLASH;
>> +		break;
>> +
>> +	default:
>> +		return 0;
>> +	}
> 
> Why do you have separate constants for PS3_DEV_TYPE_* and
> PS3_MATCH_ID_*? If you don't do any conversion, this driver
> will immediately work for additional types as well, if more
> get added later.

I noticed we have some redundancy in the constants and such
now that we have unified the device support.  I planned to go
through and try to clean up what I can.

-Geoff




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