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From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
To: "Albert Rybalkin" <albertr@forbes.net>
Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: mtd partitions on Sharp Zaurus
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:23:36 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <26196.1019600616@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020423190845.486244B001@iral.com>

albertr@forbes.net said:
>  But I'm in a complete dark as of how I need to partition flash rom
> chip and map its partions to mtd block devices. Is there any user
> space program exist that can enumerate and display existing partitions
> which are already in the flash? Is there any documentation I can read
> on how to partition flash?

Not really - only the source code. The current flash partitioning code is 
very primitive - we simple register multiple devices, each with methods 
which just add an offset and call into the 'real' device's methods.

I don't know how the partitions on the Zaurus work - they haven't get got 
round to sending me one :)

--
dwmw2

  reply	other threads:[~2002-04-23 22:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-04-23 19:08 mtd partitions on Sharp Zaurus Albert Rybalkin
2002-04-23 22:23 ` David Woodhouse [this message]
2002-04-23 23:17 ` Tim Riker
2002-04-24  5:59   ` Albert Rybalkin

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