Re: [PATCH 10/12] mtd: nand_ids: introduce helper macros

[Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@gmail.com>]

On Mon, 2013-03-04 at 11:23 -0800, Brian Norris wrote:
> > +/*
> > + * A helper for defining older chips which did not have page size and
> > + * eraseblock size encoded in the chip ID bytes.
> > + */
> 
> Do the "TABLE_NAND" flash really "not have page size and eraseblock
> size encoded in the chip ID bytes"? I would say they have them
> "encoded" in a way: the encoding is just a 1-to-1 constant mapping!
> 
> The real difference between TABLE_NAND and EXTENDED_ID_NAND is that
> with EXTENDED_ID_NAND, manufacturers overloaded the same device ID so
> that the device ID now only represented a particular total chip size
> (and voltage, buswidth), and the page size, eraseblock size, and OOB
> size could vary while using the same device ID.
> 
> I don't know if I'm just being too picky here or if this actually is
> worth clarifying/improving these comments. One candidate change:
> 
> "A helper for defining older chips whose device ID determines their
> page size and eraseblock size."

No, you are not picky, you are pointing to a serious flaw in my
commentaries. Thank you. I'll update the comments accordingly and send
out the new version for your review.

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Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy