[PATCH 2/3] cxlflash: Add device dependent flags

Matthew R. Ochs mrochs at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Tue Jun 21 03:16:06 AEST 2016


> On Jun 15, 2016, at 6:49 PM, Uma Krishnan <ukrishn at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> Device dependent flags are needed to support functions that are
> specific to a particular device.
> 
> One such case is - some CXL Flash cards need to be notified of
> device shutdown. For other CXL devices, this feature does not prove
> to be useful yet. Such distinct features need to be identified in
> the driver to bypass or invoke specific functionality.
> 
> In this patch, a member 'flags' has been added to device dependent
> values. These flags will be used and expanded in the future to
> support various device specific functions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Uma Krishnan <ukrishn at linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Acked-by: Matthew R. Ochs <mrochs at linux.vnet.ibm.com>




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