Re: [PATCH V4 1/3] mtd: add new fields to nand_flash_dev{}
From: Artem Bityutskiy
Date: Wed Mar 13 2013 - 06:54:16 EST
On Thu, 2013-03-07 at 18:49 +0800, Huang Shijie wrote:
> diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
> index 591eeeb..f0a9d93 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
> @@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ struct nand_chip {
> * @erasesize: eraseblock size in bytes (determined from the extended ID if 0)
> * @chipsize: total chip size in MiB
> * @options: stores various chip bit options
> + * @id_len: The valid length of the @id.
> + * @oobsize: OOB size
> */
> struct nand_flash_dev {
> char *name;
> @@ -592,6 +594,8 @@ struct nand_flash_dev {
> unsigned long chipsize;
> unsigned long erasesize;
> unsigned long options;
> + unsigned long id_len;
> + unsigned long oobsize;
> };
Why are these of type 'long', which is 64 bits in 64-bit architectures,
which seems to be unnecessarily big. Wouldn't 'unsigned int' be enough?
Also, can we avoid having the 'id_len' field? Can the end of the
sequence of ID's be marked with a '0' or '0xFF' marker instead?
--
Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy
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