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Re: [PATCH 01/27] mtd: nand: fix drivers abusing mtd->priv

From Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 01/27] mtd: nand: fix drivers abusing mtd->priv
Date 2015-11-19 20:10 +0100
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On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 02:37:34PM +0100, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> The ->priv field of the mtd_info object attached to a nand_chip device
> should point to the nand_chip device. The pxa and cafe drivers are
> assigning this field their own private structure, which works fine as long
> as the nand_chip field is the first one in the driver private struct but
> seems a bit fragile.
> Fix that by setting mtd->priv to point the nand_chip field and assigning
> chip->priv to the private structure head.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@free-electrons.com>

Applied to l2-mtd.git
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[PATCH 01/27] mtd: nand: fix drivers abusing mtd->priv Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@free-electrons.com> - 2015-11-16 14:50 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 01/27] mtd: nand: fix drivers abusing mtd->priv Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> - 2015-11-19 20:10 +0100

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