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Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] mtd: bcm47part driver for BCM47XX chipsets
From: Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@gmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:16:48 +0300
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On Tue, 2012-08-28 at 18:07 +0300, Artem Bityutskiy wrote:
> On Sat, 2012-08-25 at 00:30 +0200, Rafa=C5=82 Mi=C5=82ecki wrote:
> > This driver provides parser detecting partitions on BCM47XX flash
> > memories. It has many differences in comparision to older BCM63XX, like=
:
> > 1) Different CFE with no more trivial MAGICs
> > 2) More partitions types (board_data, ML, POT)
> > 3) Supporting more than 1 flash on a device
> > which resulted in decision of writing new parser.
> >=20
> > It uses generic mtd interface and was successfully tested with Netgear
> > WNDR4500 router which has 2 flash memories: serial one and NAND one.
>=20
> Would you please send a defconfig which I could use to compile-test
> this?

Also, why did you decide to add one more bcm partitions parser instead
of extending the existing one to support more types?

--=20
Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy

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