linux-kernel - Re: flash_platform_data namespace collision

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Message-Id: <201001152203.45438.david-b@pacbell.net>
Date:	Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:03:45 -0800
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>
Cc:	Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Linux Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-embedded" <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: flash_platform_data namespace collision

On Friday 15 January 2010, Matt Mackall wrote:
> I've got a board here with SPI, NOR, and NAND flash devices and I've
> just run into a namespace collision on flash_platform_data from
> 
>  include/spi/flash.h
> 
> and
> 
>  arch/arm/include/asm/mach/flash.h
> 
> And each appears to have a bunch of users.

ISTR someone noting that before but omitting a patch.

You can do that one better.  :)

I think changing the SPI flash name will affect fewer platforms.

- Dave
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