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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:52:08 +0100
From: "Leif Lindholm" <leif.lindholm@linaro.org>
To: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
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Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] [edk2] [PATCH v2 edk2-platforms] Platform/ARM/Drivers: Add Nor Flash Driver
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On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 10:17:17AM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > I mean, the actually relevant bit is basically
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/mtd/afs.c,
> > isn't it?
> >
> > +Thomas.
> 
> AIUI, these things are entirely separate. Exposing NOR flash via block
> I/O and disk I/O permits the standard partition driver and FAT
> filesystem driver to bind to it, so that you can have a standard FAT
> ESP on NOR flash. I don't this is related at all to the BootMonFs
> stuff

If so, that's even sillier. If it has any business remaining
supported, that should be a separate driver consuming NorFlashDxe.

And if ARM feels their platforms need it, they can write that driver.

So how about we don't move it and just nuke the BlockIo/DiskIo bits?

/
    Leif