On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 01:39:51PM +0100, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> Hi Marek,
> 
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:19:52 +0100
> Marek Vasut <marek.va...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 11/13/2018 12:43 PM, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> > > U-boot provides a mean to define default values for mtdids and mtdparts
> > > when they're not defined in the environment. Patch mtd_probe_devices()
> > > to use those default values when env_get("mtdparts") or
> > > env_get("mtdids") return NULL.
> > > 
> > > This implementation is based on the logic found in cmd/mtdparts.c.
> > > 
> > > Fixes: 5db66b3aee6f ("cmd: mtd: add 'mtd' command")
> > > Reported-by: Stefan Roese <s...@denx.de>
> > > Signed-off-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezil...@bootlin.com>
> > > Tested-by: Stefan Roese <s...@denx.de>
> > > Reviewed-by: Lukasz Majewski <lu...@denx.de>
> > > ---
> > > Changes in v3:
> > > - Fix env_get_f() call
> > > - Add Lukasz R-b
> > > 
> > > Changes in v2:
> > > - none
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> > >  1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
> > > index 7d7a11c990d6..5ca560c96879 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
> > > @@ -92,12 +92,70 @@ static void mtd_probe_uclass_mtd_devs(void) { }
> > >  #endif
> > >  
> > >  #if defined(CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS)
> > > +extern void board_mtdparts_default(const char **mtdids,
> > > +                            const char **mtdparts);  
> > 
> > Why is there this extern ?
> 
> extern is not needed indeed.
> 
> > This should use a prototype of function
> > defined in a header file. Once someone changes the prototype and forgets
> > to update this location, it'll be a disaster.
> 
> When I provide a fix I try to avoid dependencies on changes that are
> not absolutely required hence the decision to keep this function
> prototype locally defined.

Towards the end of a release cycle (regardless of how long it is), we
should aim for being more conservative in our code changes towards the
end.  At this particular point in time, doing it this way is fine.
Thanks!

-- 
Tom

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