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Re: Guidance on loaction of new FLASH device code
- From: Jonathan Larmour <jlarmour at redhat dot com>
- To: Paul Fine <pfine at delcomsys dot com>
- Cc: "eCos discuss mailing list, eCos discuss mailing list" <ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 17:15:22 +0000
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] Guidance on loaction of new FLASH device code
- Organization: Red Hat UK Ltd.
- References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020111105923.00a0aa50@postoffice.harvard.net>
Paul Fine wrote:
>
> I am implementing the FLASH device driver for the SHARP LH28F016SCT-Z4
> Flash Memory module.
>
> From comparing the SHARP specs to the Intel 28fxxx code, I see that this
> SHARP part seems to fit into the Intel family. My plan is to add the
> device information into the flash_28fxxx_parts.inl file. My only misgiving
> is the fact that I will be jamming a Sharp manufactured part into an Intel
> file.
>
> Is my plan sound, or do you have any other guidance?
If it would be exactly the same code, then it would be a bigger folly to
deliberately fork the driver. So go for it IMHO.
Jifl
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