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Subject: Re: [Yaffs] bit error rates --> YAFFS for devices with no OOB
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Charles Manning wrote:
> OK, I'll start investigating an OOB-less YAFFS and give that a priority 
> depending on the amount of interest. Hint to everyone: If this sounds 
> interesting, respond (on or off list), especially if you'd like to be 
> involved in some way.

Would that make it more usable as a filesystem for Compact Flash cards?

I've heard of people using JFFS2 on Compact Flash (using blkmtd),
because it's power-fail-safe and is much better for wear than, say,
ext3.

-- Jamie