linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] mtd: rawnand: remove suspended check

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Message-ID: <20211020091419.2ufd4modeopmpxsp@skn-laptop>
Date:   Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:14:19 +0200
From:   Sean Nyekjaer <sean@...nix.com>
To:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>
Cc:     Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>,
        Boris Brezillon <bbrezillon@...nel.org>,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] mtd: rawnand: remove suspended check

On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 10:57:43AM +0200, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:45:33 +0200
> Sean Nyekjaer <sean@...nix.com> wrote:
> 
> > Access is protected in upper MTD layer when MTD devices are suspended.
> 
> I think it deserves more explanation.
> 

Access is protected in upper MTD layer when MTD devices are suspended.

Commit ("mtd: core: protect access to MTD devices while in suspend")
introduces access protection, so it's safe to remove suspended checks.