Re: [PATCH] MTD for Taco

[Josh Boyer <jwboyer@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:25:23 -0500
Sean MacLennan <smaclennan@pikatech.com> wrote:

> Sean MacLennan wrote:
> > How about adding a config option that lets you specify 8 bit access? 
> > Something like CONFIG_NDFC_8BIT_ACCESS. We could default it to no and 
> > put a little blurb that says something like:
> >
> > On some platforms the 32bit read/writes cause a machine access 
> > exception. If you get a machine access exception while reading the NAND 
> > bad block table, try turning on 8 bit access.
> >   
> I know it would be better if 32 bit access just worked, but nobody 
> actively objected to this idea, so here is a patch ;)

I'm objecting, but not on the bit access reasons :).

1) Needs to go to the linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org list with the
maintainer CC'd (Thomas Gleixner)

2) I don't want this driver enabled in mainline for boards in
arch/powerpc until it fully understands how to parse device trees.

You could separate out the 8-bit access option and send that to
linux-mtd though

josh