Re: compile error when using MEMREADOOB in do_mounts.c.

["Paul Wong" <paul.wong@digitalview.com>]

Really! this is a good new. I will try this method when I back to office.
Thanks a lots.

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@linutronix.de>
To: "Paul Wong" <paul.wong@digitalview.com>; <linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: compile error when using MEMREADOOB in do_mounts.c.


> On Sunday 05 January 2003 09:49, Paul Wong wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I modifed the bootloader (in NOR-Flash) that can load kernel image
in
> > /dev/mtd0 (NAND flash) and bad block handling.  and I also tried the
rootfs
> > in JFFS2, but the customer do not shutdown the system by keyboard, just
> > directly power off the unit. then the JFFS2 may be corrupted and cannot
> > boot up again. The ramdisk is a good solution for this case.   So, I
want
> > to modify the do_mounts.c to check the bad block to load the rootfs
image
> > to ramdisk.
> JFFS2 can handle a direct power down. The only way you can loose data, is
if
> you are writing to a file exactly in the moment, when you power down. This
> does not lead to a fs corruption. JFFS2 can handle this.
>
> --
> Thomas
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