[U-Boot] [PATCH 4/4 v2] mtdparts: new add.e: add part skipping bad blocks

Ben Gardiner bengardiner at nanometrics.ca
Mon Aug 9 20:39:20 CEST 2010


Hi Scott,

On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Scott Wood <scottwood at freescale.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:58:39 -0400
> Ben Gardiner <bengardiner at nanometrics.ca> wrote:
>
>> This patch adds a new 'mtdparts add' variant: add.e (with a synomym add.i).
>
> Why multiple ways to say the same thing, in a new command with no
> legacy to be compatible with?

Just mimicking the add syntax.

> Even on the commands where .e and .i used to do something, that's now
> the default, and the suffix is unnecessary.  So I don't see any need to
> mimic the syntax.

Ok. No objection here.

> What do "e" and "i" even stand for?  It looks like they were "for
> compatibility with older units" even when first committed.

I don't really know. Should I stick with 'add.e' or would you prefer
'add.spread' 'add.skip' or something else?

Best Regards,
Ben Gardiner

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