Re: Some news for this: [PATCH] [MTD] BLOCK_RO: Readonly Block Device Layer Over MTD ?

Gregory CLEMENT
2007-11-21T16:28:23Z

2007/11/21, Jörn Engel <joern@logfs.org>:
> On Wed, 21 November 2007 15:27:19 +0100, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
> >
> > I come back with my question because it seems that last time I sent
> > this mail mtd mailing list was done during few weeks, so maybe this
> > mail was lost.
>
> What problem does the driver solve?
It allow to use cramfs/squashfs/fat in read-only on NAND flash for
embedded systems.
As far as I know, there is nothing to do it now in kernel: i.e. simply
managae badblock for read-only filesysteme.

PS: the patch don't apply on 2.6.23 kernel, I fixed it and I am
testing it before sending a updated patch.

> Why don't any of the existing
> drivers solve it?
>
> Jörn
>
> --
> /* Keep these two variables together */
> int bar;
>

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