linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] mtd: spi-nor: simplify spi_nor_get_flash

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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:46:54 +0200
From: Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@...nel.org>
To: Michael Walle <mwalle@...nel.org>
Cc: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...aro.org>,  Pratyush Yadav
 <pratyush@...nel.org>,  Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
  Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,  Vignesh Raghavendra
 <vigneshr@...com>,  linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
  linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] mtd: spi-nor: simplify spi_nor_get_flash_info()

Hi Michael,

On Mon, Jun 03 2024, Michael Walle wrote:

> Rework spi_nor_get_flash_info() to make it look more straight forward
> and esp. don't return early. The latter is a preparation to check for
> deprecated flashes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Walle <mwalle@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@...nel.org>

Applied to spi-nor/next. Thanks.

> ---
> v3:
>  - rework the handling quite a bit, thanks Tudor.
>  - drop the spurious comment about the partitions, it goes way back
>    until the initial support. I don't think it's accurate anymore.
>    If the flash has the same size, the partitions can be trusted. If
>    not, anything can happen.. We don't know.
>
> v2/v1:
>  - none, this is a remaining patch of my spring cleanup series.

Do you also plan to re-roll the deprecation patch some time in the
future?

-- 
Regards,
Pratyush Yadav