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From: Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: sh: maple: Support the Dreamcast visual memory unit as a flash mapping
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On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 08:26:42PM +0000, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> This patch adds support for the Sega Dreamcast visual memory unit as a
> flash mapping. It requires changes in the maple bus driver (posted
> separately) to support block reads and writes.
> 
> The VMU is a 'smart' flash device, with a built-in 8-bit controller -
> for instance there is an erase before a write but it is hidden from the
> user. But the device's overall behaviour means it works well with the
> mtd layer and it is appropriate to add it as an mtd mapping.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian McMenamin <adrian@mcmen.demon.co.uk>

If someone from the MTD side wants to Ack this, I can fold it in to my
tree on top of the maple patch that it depends on, which I already have
queued.