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From: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: nand: pxa3xx: Fix registered MTD name
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On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 06:24:57AM -0300, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
> In a recent commit:
> 
>   commit f455578dd961087a5cf94730d9f6489bb1d355f0
>   Author: Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia@free-electrons.com>
>   Date:   Mon Aug 12 14:14:53 2013 -0300
> 
>   mtd: nand: pxa3xx: Remove hardcoded mtd name
> 
>   There's no advantage in using a hardcoded name for the mtd device.
>   Instead use the provided by the platform_device.
> 
> The MTD name was changed to use the one provided by the platform_device.
> However, this can be problematic as some users want to set partitions
> using the kernel parameter 'mtdpart', where the name is needed.
> 
> For that reason, using a simpler and easier to remember name such
> as 'pxa3xx-nand' is certainly a better choice.

Hmm, if we're really interested in the user experience of 'mtdparts'
users, shouldn't we just revert to the old name ("pxa3xx_nand-0") to
avoid breaking systems? Or are there no users that would care?

Brian