[PATCH] [MTD] NAND: add ts7xxx driver
Alexander Clouter
alex at digriz.org.uk
Sun Feb 8 05:56:28 EST 2009
Hi,
* Alexander Clouter <alex at digriz.org.uk> [2009-02-08 10:52:26+0000]:
>
> * Alexander Clouter <alex at digriz.org.uk> [2009-02-08 10:39:04+0000]:
> >
> > * Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh at wantstofly.org> [2009-02-08 11:21:47+0100]:
> > >
> > > On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 08:59:19AM +0000, Alexander Clouter wrote:
> > > >
> > > > This patch adds support for the NAND found in Technologic Systems ARM
> > > > boards[1]. The platform specific parts (IO address and parititoning
> > > > schemes) have been moved into platform specific files whilst the driver
> > > > it's self can be used as a complete replacement for the ts7250 NAND
> > > > driver.
> > >
> > > Why don't you morph the ts7250 into the form you want instead of adding
> > > a parallel driver for the same thing?
> > >
> >
> > [snipped rant]
> >
> > The driver I threw together makes a rather radical change to put all the
> > partitioning and iomem resources ranges back into the platform specific
> > code where they belong. It was just easier to start clean, plus I
> > learnt a good deal about the MTD subsystem in the process, although
> > that's not a good reason for submission I know.
> >
> Attached is the kind of change that affects the platform code.
> Meanwhile if I was to morph the ts7250 driver my first step would be to
> trim a huge chunk of the platform specific code that's in the NAND
> driver and then at the same time get the ARM platform driver amended
> otherwise you end up with a NAND less board.
>
Unsure if it even attached so incase it did not:
http://stuff.digriz.org.uk/ts7xxx-nand/0002--ARM-ep93xx-add-hooks-to-ts7xxx-NAND-driver.patch
Cheers
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