linux_dsm_epyc7002/drivers/mtd
Mike Dunn 994c8409c4 mtd: fix partition wrapper functions
This patch reverts a change that may have been mistakenly included with the set
of patches that introduced the new mtd api entry functions.  Or perhaps I am
mistaken :)

The problem is in the partition wrapper functions, where the calls to the driver
methods were replaced with calls to the new mtd api functions.  This causes the
api function to be called a second time, further down the call stack.  This is
not only unnecessary and redundant - because the sanity checking code and (more
restrictive) bounds checks for the partition were done in the first call - but
is potentially problematic and confusing.

For example, the call stack for a call to mtd_read() on a partitioned device
currently looks like this:

mtd_read()             gets struct mtd_info for the partition
|
+-> part_read()        via the pointer assigned when the partition was created
    |
    +->mtd_read()      this time gets struct mtd_info for the master
       |
       +->xyz_driver_read()  via the pointer asigned by the driver

It seems that this can cause a variety of problems.  For example, if you want to
add code to the api function that tests a value in mtd_info that is relevant
only to the partition.  Or (in my case) you want the driver to return a value
that may be different from that returned by the mtd api function.

This patch eliminates the second call to the mtd api function.  It was tested on
the docg4 nand driver with a subset of the api functions, but I inspected the
rest and don't see any problems.

Signed-off-by: Mike Dunn <mikedunn@newsguy.com>
Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com>
2012-03-27 00:44:29 +01:00
..
chips mtd: fix 'Flash device refused suspend due to active operation' message 2012-03-27 00:36:40 +01:00
devices mtd: docg3 trivial renaming 2012-03-27 00:43:32 +01:00
lpddr mtd: move zero length verification to MTD API functions 2012-03-27 00:32:19 +01:00
maps mtd: mips: lantiq: reintroduce support for cmdline partitions 2012-03-27 00:38:51 +01:00
nand mtd: sh_flctl: Add FLHOLDCR register 2012-03-27 00:43:08 +01:00
onenand mtd: remove retlen zeroing duplication 2012-03-27 00:29:34 +01:00
tests mtd: introduce mtd_can_have_bb helper 2012-01-09 18:26:24 +00:00
ubi mtd: remove R/O checking duplication 2012-03-27 00:29:11 +01:00
afs.c mtd: introduce mtd_read interface 2012-01-09 18:25:19 +00:00
ar7part.c mtd: introduce mtd_read interface 2012-01-09 18:25:19 +00:00
bcm63xxpart.c mtd: introduce mtd_read interface 2012-01-09 18:25:19 +00:00
cmdlinepart.c Merge git://git.infradead.org/mtd-2.6 2011-11-07 09:11:16 -08:00
ftl.c mtd: do not use mtd->sync directly 2012-01-09 18:26:21 +00:00
inftlcore.c mtd: add leading underscore to all mtd functions 2012-03-27 00:20:01 +01:00
inftlmount.c mtd: introduce mtd_block_markbad interface 2012-01-09 18:25:48 +00:00
Kconfig mtd: mtdoops: kill Kconfig usage instructions 2012-03-27 00:15:37 +01:00
Makefile mtd: maps: bcm963xx-flash: make CFE partition parsing an mtd parser 2012-01-09 18:15:31 +00:00
mtd_blkdevs.c mtd: mtdblock: call mtd_sync() only if opened for write 2012-03-27 00:11:11 +01:00
mtdblock_ro.c mtd: introduce mtd_write interface 2012-01-09 18:25:20 +00:00
mtdblock.c mtd: mtdblock: call mtd_sync() only if opened for write 2012-03-27 00:11:11 +01:00
mtdchar.c mtd: add leading underscore to all mtd functions 2012-03-27 00:20:01 +01:00
mtdconcat.c mtd: remove retlen zeroing duplication 2012-03-27 00:29:34 +01:00
mtdcore.c mtd: check for zero length in OTP functions 2012-03-27 00:32:29 +01:00
mtdcore.h mtd: hide parse_mtd_partitions 2011-09-11 15:02:13 +03:00
mtdoops.c mtdoops: clean-up new MTD API usage 2012-03-27 00:23:53 +01:00
mtdpart.c mtd: fix partition wrapper functions 2012-03-27 00:44:29 +01:00
mtdsuper.c Merge git://git.infradead.org/mtd-2.6 2011-11-07 09:11:16 -08:00
mtdswap.c mtd: do not use mtd->block_markbad directly 2012-01-09 18:26:26 +00:00
nftlcore.c mtd: nftlcore: remove out-of-date and now irrelevant piece of code 2012-03-27 00:24:03 +01:00
nftlmount.c mtd: introduce mtd_block_markbad interface 2012-01-09 18:25:48 +00:00
ofpart.c mtd: ofpart: add ofoldpart alias 2011-09-11 15:02:14 +03:00
redboot.c mtd: redboot: remove useless code 2012-03-27 00:24:14 +01:00
rfd_ftl.c mtd: do not use mtd->sync directly 2012-01-09 18:26:21 +00:00
sm_ftl.c mtd: introduce mtd_has_oob helper 2012-01-09 18:26:08 +00:00
sm_ftl.h mtd: sm_ftl: cosmetic, use bool when possible 2010-10-25 01:33:08 +01:00
ssfdc.c mtd: introduce mtd_block_isbad interface 2012-01-09 18:25:47 +00:00