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Subject: Re: How to understand :interleave,numeraseregions and regions 
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jonas.holmberg@axis.com said:
>  I would like to ask the MTD people why it's necessary to have a
> variable for device_type? Isn't it always possible to calculate the
> device_type (buswidth / interleave)? 

You can use 16-bit devices in 8-bit mode. And it matters. 

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dwmw2