[PATCH,RFC] [MTD] replace MTD_NORFLASH with MTD_GENERIC_TYPE

[Jörn Engel]

On Tue, 30 May 2006 12:32:58 -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> 
> I'm firmly with you and so far I agree 100% with your effort.  The 
> cleanups you're providing are much appreciated.
> 
> However Artem might have a point.  You probably should leave mtd->type 
> alone, at least for now.  It is good to not depend on it anymore but it 
> probably still has its informative value, just like name string attached 
> to MTD partitions.  If it should go then it should be removed at the 
> very end when no one uses it anymore.

In a way, that is what I do.  mtd->type still exists, although only
for those types that are still used.  MTD_RAM and MTD_ROM have been
converted to MTD_GENERIC_TYPE.  In part, that helps me to easily see
how far I've come with a simple grep.  And in part it prevents others
from reintroducing new dependencies.  My plan is to remove mtd->type
completely when every device is of type MTD_GENERIC_TYPE.

But if there is a general consensus, I can leave that field alone for
now and hope that people don't introduce new dependencies.

Jörn

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