[U-Boot] [PATCH 01/11] DM: add block device core

[Marek Vasut]

Dear Pavel Herrmann,

> On Thursday 20 of September 2012 21:58:17 Marek Vasut wrote:
> > Dear Pavel Herrmann,
> > 
> > > This core will register all block devices (disk, cards, partitons) and
> > > provide unfied access to them, instead of current method with device +
> > > partition offset
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Pavel Herrmann <morpheus.ibis at gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > > 
> > >  Makefile                  |   1 +
> > >  drivers/blockdev/Makefile |  42 ++++++++++++++++
> > >  include/dm/blockdev.h     | 121
> > > 
> > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 164
> > > insertions(+)
> > > 
> > >  create mode 100644 drivers/blockdev/Makefile
> > >  create mode 100644 include/dm/blockdev.h
> > 
> > Why not use drivers/block/ ?
> 
> Because the drivers in drivers/block have a different purpose than
> blockdev.

Different, ok. Can you elaborate how is it different?

> I would expect this question for blockctrl, there i just try to
> avoid confusion about being completely compatible
> 
> Pavel Herrmann

Best regards,
Marek Vasut