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

[Nicolas Pitre]

On Wed, 31 May 2006, Artem B. Bityutskiy wrote:

> Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> > > The Idea still stays unchanged - it's a thin layer over mtd->type.
> > > Implement it differently.
> > 
> > I'm glad you say yourself that it is an extra (IMHO unneeded) layer over
> > mtd->type.
> Although it is a layer, it makes no additional overhead. But it makes MTD
> completely independent on features people may think of.

This is the fundamental differences between our views.

I just can't agree with the "additional layer makes no additional 
overhead" assertion. Sorry.

> > It is an extra layer over mtd->type.  That's the drawback.
> It's a plus: better layering, no overhead, more independence to MTD core.

And while this sentence sounds like marketing, I makes no sense to me 
technically.

Anyway, I give up.  Let's agree to disagree and leave it at that.
It's up to David to decide who is right and who is wrong.


Nicolas