From: "Jörn Engel" <joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
To: John Burch <jburch@vincisystems.com>
Cc: 'Kenneth Johansson' <kenneth.johansson@etx.ericsson.se>
Cc: 'Mtd' <linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org>
Cc: tglx@linutronix.de
Cc: 'David Woodhouse' <dwmw2@infradead.org>
Subject: Re: Can mtd partition span multiple devices
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 17:49:25 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030403154925.GC5651@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <003501c2f9f6$dc7373a0$1200a8c0@JOHNB>
On Thu, 3 April 2003 10:36:54 -0500, John Burch wrote:
>
> I'm using 2.4.17 and I don't think mtdconcat is part of that kernel
> (though I may not need it anyway based on dwmw2's response). Are the
> changes since then substantial, and can 2.4.17 be patched to support the
> latest mtd/jffs2 code?
I wouldn't patch the mtd/jffs2 part, unless I had to. The better
strategy is to update the whole kernel, but that is always a bit
tricky inside some companies.
> Second, you imply that a single chip probe will handle multiple devices
> (assuming contiguous addressing?). Is this supported in 2.4.17 and is
> it a common approach to use for multiple devices?
That support has been in the official kernel since 2.4.2 or even
longer.
Jörn
--
Measure. Don't tune for speed until you've measured, and even then
don't unless one part of the code overwhelms the rest.
-- Rob Pike
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-04-03 15:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-04-02 22:56 Can mtd partition span multiple devices John Burch
2003-04-03 0:58 ` Thomas Gleixner
2003-04-03 11:15 ` Kenneth Johansson
2003-04-03 11:25 ` David Woodhouse
2003-04-03 15:36 ` John Burch
2003-04-03 15:49 ` Jörn Engel [this message]
2003-04-03 4:26 ` Charles Manning
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