[PATCH v9 03/16] mtd: spi-falcon: drop check of boot select

[Langer, Thomas]

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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 03/16] mtd: spi-falcon: drop check of boot select
> 
> On Wed, Aug 09, 2017 at 12:52:34AM +0200, Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> 
> > Do not check which flash type the SoC was booted from before
> > using this driver. Assume that the device tree is correct and use this
> > driver when it was added to device tree. This also removes a build
> > dependency to the SoC code.
> 
> Why?  Is this assumption reliably true?

Yes. We only have one type of flash interface in the device tree, as they 
are connected to the shared EBU (External Bus Unit).