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Subject: Re: mtd-utils/flash_erase modifications
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On Fri, 2006-10-27 at 14:56 +0200, Ricard Wanderlof wrote:
> > Err, are you talking about flash_erase?
>=20
> Yes ... ?

I just thought that it works only with one eraseblock.

> I think it would be nice to have all the functionality in the same=20
> utility. After all, the functionality is really the same.

I personally fully agree with you oat this point. Would be nice to have
Josh's comment as he mostly cares about the user-space utilities.

> 2. modify flash_eraseall to handle partial erases, change name to
>     flash_erase (and throw out the old flash_erase).
I would be happier with this.

--=20
Best regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (=D0=91=D0=B8=D1=82=D1=8E=D1=86=D0=BA=D0=B8=D0=B9 =D0=90=
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