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rayl@otii.com said:
> second, if i have a flash device which i want to partition, is it
> better to use add_mtd_partitions() or use the approach taken by mtd/
> drivers/mtd/maps/nora.c?  just looking at the code, they seem to
> accomplish the same thing, correct? 

They do the same thing. Nora.c was written before the generic partition 
stuff existed. Use add_mtd_partitions.

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