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pallaire@gameloft.com said:
>  Ok, I am using Minix FS ... to minimized space used by the meta data
> (short file name ...)

> What would be the FS suggested to minimize space used ? 

I'd be inclined to modify JFFS2 so that it aligns writes to 8 bytes and 
doesn't mark nodes obsolete. It shouldn't be more more than a one-liner for 
each change, I believe. 

You'll need to make sure your flash chip driver implements writev(). 

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dwmw2