Re: [PATCH v2 00/15] mtd: maps: physmap cleanups

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On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 9:49 AM Boris Brezillon
<boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This is an attempt at merging physmap_of.c, gpio-addr-flash.c and
> physmap.c. The rational behind this decision is code sharing and
> consistency with what's done in other parts of the kernel:
>
> - physmap_of is just adding OF/DT support to the physmap logic, and we
>   usually put that code in the pre-existing driver instead of creating
>   a new one
>
> - gpio-addr-flash is just an extension of the physmap logic which is
>   needed when the platform does not have enough native ADDR lines
>   to address the whole flash. Again, I think this core belongs in the
>   physmap driver
>
> Patches 1 to 9 are just cleanups, and are not really related to the
> merging of physmap_of and gpio-addr-flash into physmap.c.
>
> Patch 10 to 13 are doing the actual merging work, and patch 14 is
> documenting the addr-gpios property that has been added to support
> the gpio-addr-flash on DT platforms.
>
> Patch 15 is a cosmetic change proposed by Ricardo.

This series:
Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>

I expect to test the result when rebasing my patches for Gemini,
so hope for this to hit your devel branch after v4.20-rc1.

Yours,
Linus Walleij



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