[PATCH] mtd: unify mtd partition/device registration

[Mike Frysinger]

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:51, Atsushi Nemoto wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:51:01 -0500, "Mike Frysinger" wrote:
>> > Automatic fallback to mtd_device in parse_mtd() is convenient but
>> > somewhat unflexible...
>>
>> we could just have it do it all the time.  i dont see a problem with
>> exposing the entire block device the whole time ?  i know for the
>> driver or two of mine, i'm fine with it.
>>
>> ...
>>        ret = parse_mtd_partitions(mtd, probe_types, &parts, 0);
>>        if (ret > 0) {
>>                ret = add_mtd_partitions(mtd, parts, ret);
>>                kfree(parts);
>>        } else if (nr_parts)
>>                ret = add_mtd_partitions(mtd, parts, nr_parts);
>>        if (ret)
>>                return ret;
>> #endif
>>
>>        return add_mtd_device(mtd);
>
> I'm OK with this.  But not sure all current mtd partition users.
>
> Are you going to convert all parse_mtd_partitions() call?  Maybe some
> people do not want to change /dev/mtd numbers...

if it's a real concern, we can make it optional.  i'll post patches to
convert physmap and my drivers as those are the only ones i can
actually test.
-mike