[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/2] api: extend accessible set of block device attributes

[Detlev Zundel <dzu@denx.de>]

Hi,

> struct device_info in api_public.h defined its own subset of attributes
> of block_dev_desc, which limits the capability of external apps.
>
> This patch set let external apps access the same set of block device
> attributes as U-Boot.

Generally speaking, we are intentionally limiting our API to external
applications.  It should be easier to extend U-Boot itself (and
everybody will profit from the new code under a free license) rather
than writing proprietary applications.

Can you pleas tell us what the intention of the extension is?  We surely
will not accept patches gradually exposing all of the U-Boot internals
through the API and paving the way for proprietary applications.  So
every extension has to be balanced and discussed.

Thanks
  Detlev

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