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-rw-r--r--include/linux/mtd/mtd.h7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index fd64ccfbce02..783fc983417c 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ struct mtd_info {
int numeraseregions;
struct mtd_erase_region_info *eraseregions;
+ /*
+ * Erase is an asynchronous operation. Device drivers are supposed
+ * to call instr->callback() whenever the operation completes, even
+ * if it completes with a failure.
+ * Callers are supposed to pass a callback function and wait for it
+ * to be called before writing to the block.
+ */
int (*erase) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr);
/* This stuff for eXecute-In-Place */