[PATCH/RFC] Linux MTD striping middle layer

[Artem B. Bityutskiy]

On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 15:36 +0300, Belyakov, Alexander wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> attached diff file is a patch to be applied on MTD snapshot 20060315
> introducing striping feature for Linux MTD. Despite striping
> is well known feature is was not implemented in MTD for some reason.
> We did it and ready to share with community. Hope, striping will find
> its
> place in Linux MTD.

$ diffstat stripe.diff
 b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig               |   47
 b/drivers/mtd/Makefile              |    1
 b/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig         |    7
 b/drivers/mtd/chips/Makefile        |    2
 b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cpt.c       |  345 +++
 b/drivers/mtd/maps/mphysmap.c       |   20
 b/drivers/mtd/mtdstripe.c           | 3556
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 b/include/linux/mtd/cfi_cpt.h       |   47
 b/include/linux/mtd/stripe.h        |   40
 drivers/mtd/chips/Makefile          |    1
 drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c |  109 -
 drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cpt.c         |    1
 drivers/mtd/maps/mphysmap.c         |    1
 include/linux/mtd/cfi_cpt.h         |    1
 include/linux/mtd/stripe.h          |    1
 15 files changed, 4144 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-), 2
modifications(!)

You definitely have to split your patch on several parts. Your patch has
to only affect drivers/mtd/mtdstripe.c and include/linux/mtd/stripe.h.
If you have to modify other subsystem, send the modification separately,
motivate them and let the corresponding janitor to review them.

-- 
Best Regards,
Artem B. Bityuckiy,
St.-Petersburg, Russia.