linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mmc: Fix read-only detection with JMicron 388 chip

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Date:	Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:36:03 -0400
From:	Chris Ball <cjb@...top.org>
To:	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
Cc:	Aries Lee <arieslee@...cron.com>, linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mmc: Fix read-only detection with JMicron 388 chip

Hi Takashi,

On Thu, Apr 21 2011, Takashi Iwai wrote:
>> I don't like overwriting ops here -- it's too magical, and now we have
>> to maintain the ops table in two places.  A quirk seems justified here,
>> even though we're trying to reduce them in general.
>
> Well, I also used quirk bit in my very first version I worked for
> 2.6.32 kernel.  But when I looked at 2.6.39, quirks are almost full --
> only the last one bit is left for bit 31.  So I didn't want to finish
> it :)
>
>>  Can anyone find a better solution?
>  
> One way would be to copy the ops table itself in struct sdhci_host
> instead of keeping the ops table pointer.  Then you can overwrite only
> the specific op in each probe_slot callback.

I think I'd rather not touch ops at all and keep the code simple --
if you don't mind, please post a version with quirks, and I'll work
on freeing up a few bits.

Thanks,

- Chris.
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