Re: [edk2-devel] [edk2] [PATCH v2 edk2-platforms] Platform/ARM/Drivers: Add Nor Flash Driver

["Jagadeesh Ujja" <jagadeesh.ujja@arm.com>]

hi Ard/Leif

On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 2:22 PM Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org> wrote:
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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
>
I am little bit confused here, please confirm
I have to copy “ArmPlatformPkg/Drivers/NorFlashDxe” to
edk2-platforms/Platform/ARM/Drivers first and then rip out the block
i/o
and disk i/o parts to get StandaloneNorFlash driver? And retain
“ArmPlatformPkg/Drivers/NorFlashDxe” as it is ?

thanks
Jagadeesh
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