From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] util-linux-ng v2.17 (stable) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:19:24 -0800 Message-ID: <4B4C308C.6020804@zytor.com> References: <20100108093302.GS1969@nb.net.home> <4B47A713.9060405@zytor.com> <20100111140255.GA1416@ucw.cz> <20100112071931.GA18822@logfs.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: Pavel Machek , Karel Zak , linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, util-linux-ng-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: =?UTF-8?B?SsO2cm4gRW5nZWw=?= Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20100112071931.GA18822-PCqxUs/MD9bYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org> Sender: util-linux-ng-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org On 01/11/2010 11:19 PM, J=C3=B6rn Engel wrote: > On Mon, 11 January 2010 15:05:42 +0100, Pavel Machek wrote: >> >> Flash has special mapping layer, and does not care (SD/MMC), or is a >> raw nand and can't be used as block device (smartmedia). >=20 > Complete bullsh*t. Smartmedia can (and arguably must) be used as a > block device and all devices you listed do care about alignment. >=20 I believe for Smartmedia the FTL is done host side, but that there is a standard-specified FTL (called CIS, Card Information System.) -hpa --=20 H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux-ng= " in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html