From: Tim Riker <Tim@Rikers.org>
To: Simon Evans <spse@secret.org.uk>
Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: Block device as MTD
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 12:22:39 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3B38D2EF.AA20118D@Rikers.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: E15Eq9Y-0005cF-00@spoinky.secret.org.uk
I assume David will just integrate this into the stuff he maintains and
from there to the kernel sources. I'd like to test it as well.
Simon Evans wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have written a mtd driver that makes a block device
> appear as an MTD device, ie you can use a floppy disk,
> hard disk or Compact flash as an MTD then put JFFS2 on
> top etc. The main reason for writing this was so I could
> put JFFS2 on a Compact Flash (which pretends to be an IDE drive),
> however it can be used as a test device for using JFFS2 on
> large devices (you should be able to use upto a 4gig block device)
> or floppy disks (ie eject the disk when it does a write for testing
> jorunalling).
>
> I have tested it on a floppy disk, and 96MB CF and it seems relatively
> stable.
>
> What is the best procedure for releasing it.
>
> cheers
> si
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-06-26 18:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-06-26 10:33 Block device as MTD Simon Evans
2001-06-26 18:22 ` Tim Riker [this message]
2001-06-26 20:19 ` Simon Evans
2001-06-26 21:41 ` Bao C. Ha
2001-06-26 20:58 ` Simon Evans
2001-06-26 23:12 ` kira brown
2001-06-26 23:32 ` Bao C. Ha
2001-06-27 6:49 ` Felix Radensky
2001-06-27 22:03 ` Simon Evans
2001-06-27 23:41 ` Bill Roman
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2001-06-28 7:39 Michel Stempin
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