From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2] helo=ciao.gmane.org) by pentafluge.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.63 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1HoGqZ-00058E-Nb for linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org; Wed, 16 May 2007 11:35:08 +0100 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1HoGqU-0008PW-0H for linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org; Wed, 16 May 2007 12:35:02 +0200 Received: from office.ubiquisys.com ([88.96.204.222]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 16 May 2007 12:35:01 +0200 Received: from mw_phil by office.ubiquisys.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 16 May 2007 12:35:01 +0200 To: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org From: MikeW Subject: Re: When to use mtd.h or mtd-user.h Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 10:34:52 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1179310261.3642.15.camel@sauron> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: news List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Artem Bityutskiy infradead.org> writes: > > On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 09:54 +0000, MikeW wrote: > > Incidentally, I did actually realise which was the *correct* usage, > > but I wondered why anyone (especially uBoot) would use the other. > > Because most people send questions but not patches ? > Trouble is, the people with the questions do not usually consider themselves authoritative enough to send in a patch, since they feel (possibly correctly!) that they do not know the system well enough to be aware of implications of what on the face of it might be a simple 'correction'. In which case, those who *are* authoritative may, if they have the time and inclination, pick up on the issue and make the correction! But I would submit patches if I felt sufficiently knowledgeable in the relevant area of code. Regards, MikeW (мАйк)