new driver - generic platform device for ram mapping

[Jörn Engel]

On Tue, 18 January 2005 15:46:58 +0000, Ben Dooks wrote:
> 
> This patch adds a generic platform_device driver for
> adding areas of RAM to be exported as an MTD device.
> 
> Using the platform_device method enables boards to
> register areas of RAM with the MTD system without
> having to update a driver in the MTD map code. As
> an example, an patch to add the 1024KiB area of
> static RAM on the VR1000 has also been attached
> 
> If people do not object, I will commit this to the
> CVS in a couple of days.

How is this different from slram/phram?  Both your description and the
code look awfully similar.

Jörn

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