From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
Cc: ppcdev <linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org>,
linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, Milton Miller <miltonm@bga.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Create "rom" (MTD) device prpmc2800
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 17:32:57 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ae47d6480bac81f4488ca0e749869ede@kernel.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1181227676.2785.47.camel@pmac.infradead.org>
>> That's the way the cookie crumbles in Linux MTD for now. It's
>> *always* detecting this by probing -- you only can say what [not] to
>> probe.
>
> You could hook it up to the chip drivers directly if you want, and
> bypass the probe code. I'm not sure it's worth it.
In most cases it is probably not worth it. It is good
to hear that the option to bypass the probe if needed
is available though.
Segher
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-06-07 15:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 81+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-06-02 4:30 [PATCH] powerpc: Create "rom" (MTD) device prpmc2800 Milton Miller
2007-06-02 7:39 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2007-06-03 16:10 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-03 17:36 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-03 18:03 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-03 18:25 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-03 18:36 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-03 18:46 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-03 19:16 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-03 21:04 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2007-06-04 12:34 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-04 14:37 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-04 14:49 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-07 14:53 ` David Woodhouse
2007-06-07 15:49 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-07 14:47 ` David Woodhouse
2007-06-07 15:32 ` Segher Boessenkool [this message]
2007-06-02 8:53 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-03 16:22 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-03 17:40 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-03 18:31 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-03 18:44 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-03 19:13 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-03 19:56 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-03 20:26 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-04 8:07 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-04 13:34 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-07 15:00 ` David Woodhouse
2007-06-07 15:55 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-07 16:05 ` David Woodhouse
2007-06-07 16:46 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-12 4:44 ` David Gibson
2007-06-12 10:53 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-13 3:16 ` David Gibson
2007-06-13 5:05 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-13 6:11 ` David Gibson
2007-06-13 9:10 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-15 4:12 ` David Gibson
2007-06-15 11:22 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-15 4:14 ` David Gibson
2007-06-15 8:42 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-15 8:47 ` David Woodhouse
2007-06-15 8:59 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-03 21:12 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2007-06-04 8:11 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-04 13:16 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-04 12:41 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-04 14:49 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-04 15:54 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-03 17:29 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-03 17:45 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-03 18:18 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-03 18:43 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-03 18:59 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-03 19:48 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-03 20:10 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-04 8:02 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-04 19:40 ` Mark A. Greer
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2007-06-01 23:20 Mark A. Greer
2007-06-02 8:46 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-04 20:56 ` Mark A. Greer
2007-06-05 20:35 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-05 21:11 ` Mark A. Greer
2007-06-06 12:41 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-07 15:08 ` David Woodhouse
2007-06-06 2:39 ` David Gibson
2007-06-07 13:30 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-12 4:42 ` David Gibson
2007-06-12 10:50 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-13 6:12 ` David Gibson
2007-06-13 9:13 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-13 9:19 ` David Gibson
2007-06-13 9:37 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-14 4:29 ` David Gibson
2007-06-14 8:00 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-14 12:39 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-14 13:20 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-14 12:48 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-14 13:18 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-06-14 12:50 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2007-06-14 13:43 ` Segher Boessenkool
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