linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/2] mtdpart: memory accessor interface for MTD layer

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Date:	Wed, 7 Jul 2010 04:08:54 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	'David Woodhouse' <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	'Kevin Hilman' <khilman@...prootsystems.com>,
	Sudhakar Rajashekhara <sudhakar.raj@...com>
Cc:	'Bernd Schmidt' <bernd.schmidt@...log.com>,
	'Nicolas Pitre' <nico@...xnic.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	'David Howells' <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	'David Brownell' <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
	'Andrew Morton' <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/2] mtdpart: memory accessor interface for MTD layer


> > > This patch adds two new members to the
> mtd_partition structure,
> > > a function handler which will be
> > > called during setup of the
> > > partition and an argument to be passed to this
> setup function.
> > 
> > Ick.
> > 
> > I don't mind providing the mtd_macc_{read,write}
> helper functions,
> > although they should work on generic MTD
> > >devices not just on partitions.
> > But do we really have to do the callout to
> > arbitrary functions from
> > _within_ the core MTD code... why can't we
> > do that in the board driver?

I think the short answer is that the callout is
what provides the board drivers enough information
to make the correct calls.


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