From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Brian Norris Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] mtd: spi-nor: add a new framework for SPI NOR Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:25:47 -0800 Message-ID: <20131210082547.GC11489@norris.computersforpeace.net> References: <1385447575-23773-1-git-send-email-b32955@freescale.com> <20131127043253.GA9468@ld-irv-0074.broadcom.com> <5298AA23.7080404@st.com> <529C5BBF.6000604@freescale.com> <529C6CBB.4000008@st.com> <529D7838.6030606@freescale.com> <20131203082343.GK31626@lee--X1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Huang Shijie , Angus Clark , marex-ynQEQJNshbs@public.gmane.org, broonie-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, Linus Walleij , linux-spi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-mtd-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org, pekon-l0cyMroinI0@public.gmane.org, sourav.poddar-l0cyMroinI0@public.gmane.org, dwmw2-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org, linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org To: Lee Jones Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20131203082343.GK31626@lee--X1> Sender: linux-spi-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-ID: On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 08:23:43AM +0000, Lee Jones wrote: > I would like to make a suggestion to Brian though. Even if the new > framework is written within the next couple of months and the > semantics do suit the FSM Controller driver, I'd still like the > implementation that's currently on the list to be applied. That way > we'd have a known good version of the driver which is almost identical > to how ST's internal driver does now. The one that is present out in > the wild (i.e. _real_ products). I think this suggestion is feasible: that we might merge this driver even if it doesn't try to fit to some (still vague) idea of what a "SPI NOR framework" should be. However, I don't know if the latter argument is valid; just because it's in real products doesn't mean we really want it as-is. But I think that in this case, the perfect may be the enemy of the good -- the "good" driver now is better than the "perfect" driver that never comes. > I will subsequently volunteer to provide my utmost best efforts to > port the driver over to the new framework as a new task once it has > landed. I'll hold you to that! Do we have any collateral for that guarantee? ;) Brian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-spi" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html