From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.fh-wedel.de ([195.37.86.23]) by pentafluge.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 16BBNr-0000ec-00 for ; Tue, 04 Dec 2001 08:56:59 +0000 Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:07:35 +0100 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F6rn_Engel?= To: David Woodhouse Cc: Aleksander Sanochkin , linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: JFFS1/MTD bug-fixes Message-ID: <20011204100735.A15389@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de> References: <11102.1007394901@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <11102.1007394901@redhat.com>; from dwmw2@infradead.org on Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 03:55:01PM +0000 Sender: linux-mtd-admin@lists.infradead.org Errors-To: linux-mtd-admin@lists.infradead.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi! > > We have also added a possibility for run-time partitioning of an MTD > > device, and use this usage_counter to prevent deleting of a partition > > while it is being used by some process. > > In that context, I agree that it makes sense. Have you seen Jörn Engel's > rewrite of the partitioning code, which I was intending to look at merging > in 2.5? It would be useful to make that does what you require before we > merge it. http://wh.fh-wedel.de/~joern/software/kernel/ http://wh.fh-wedel.de/~joern/software/kernel/mtd.patch.core.2.4.15 Not having seen any code, I fear that your patch won't easily merge with mine. But I would like to have a look - it might get rid of some dear old problems, commonly known as reboot. :) Jörn -- When writing gateway software of any kind, take pains to disturb the data stream as little as possible -- and *never* throw away information unless the recipient forces you to!