linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] mtd: rawnand: Add Macronix MX25F0A NAND controller

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Date:   Wed, 15 May 2019 14:08:58 +0200
From:   Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
To:     masonccyang@...c.com.tw
Cc:     bbrezillon@...nel.org, broonie@...nel.org,
        christophe.kerello@...com, computersforpeace@...il.com,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, dwmw2@...radead.org,
        geert@...ux-m68k.org, juliensu@...c.com.tw, lee.jones@...aro.org,
        liang.yang@...ogic.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org,
        marcel.ziswiler@...adex.com, marek.vasut@...il.com,
        mark.rutland@....com, paul.burton@...s.com, richard@....at,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, stefan@...er.ch, zhengxunli@...c.com.tw
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] mtd: rawnand: Add Macronix MX25F0A NAND
 controller

Hi masonccyang@...c.com.tw,

masonccyang@...c.com.tw wrote on Wed, 15 May 2019 16:48:46 +0800:

> Hi Miquel,
> 
> > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > > +//
> > > +// Copyright (C) 2019 Macronix International Co., Ltd.
> > > +//
> > > +// Authors:
> > > +//   Mason Yang <masonccyang@...c.com.tw>
> > > +//   zhengxunli <zhengxunli@...c.com.tw>  
> > 
> > This is not a valid name.
> > 
> > Also if he appears here I suppose he should be credited in the
> > module_authors() macro too.  
> 
> I think Li should maintain this NAND driver later, 

This entry is for the authors of the driver.

If he will maintain the driver, then add a new entry in MAINTAINERS.

> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static const struct nand_controller_ops mxic_nand_controller_ops = {
> > > +   .exec_op = mxic_nand_exec_op,
> > > +};
> > > +
> > > +static int mx25f0a_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > > +{
> > > +   struct mtd_info *mtd;
> > > +   struct mx25f0a_mfd *mfd = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
> > > +   struct mxic_nand_ctlr *mxic;
> > > +   struct nand_chip *nand_chip;
> > > +   int err;
> > > +
> > > +   mxic = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct mxic_nand_ctlr),
> > > +             GFP_KERNEL);  
> > 
> > mxic for a NAND controller structure is probably not a name meaningful
> > enough.  
> 
> How about *fmc or *mxic_fmc ?

fmc is fine, even if I personally prefer nfc for NAND flash controller.
Here the 'm' in fmc stands for 'memory' but I am not sure if the
controller can manage something else than NAND flash anyway?


Thanks,
Miquèl