Re: [PATCH v3 06/23] mtd: spi-nor: Create an indirection on the part name

"Michael Walle" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.kernel,gmane.linux.drivers.mtd,gmane.linux.ports.arm.kernel,gmane.linux.documentation
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Thu Aug 13, 2026 at 5:19 PM CEST, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> We currently print through sysfs and debugfs the name of the part if the
> .name field, which is legacy, has been filled in the ID table (otherwise
> "(null)" is printed). These IDs had an interest until manufacturers
> started re-using more and more extensively the so called unique JEDEC
> IDs. At this stage, a name that was tailored for a chip sold in 2016 may
> no longer be relevant for a chip sold in 2026. Still showing this name
> through the various filesystems may confuse people, removing these names
> cannot be done since they are now part of the user ABI (because of
> sysfs).
>
> In order to allow overwriting the .name field (which is part of a
> read-only structure), let's create a spi-nor pointer which will by
> default point to that .name, but which can be cleared in fixup hooks to
> make sure the name is hidden on newer parts.
>
> Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Michael Walle <[email protected]>
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