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To: "Derek Ross" <dross@iders.ca>
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Subject: Re: Can cfi_cmdset.c functions be called by anybody? 
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dross@iders.ca said:
> This would be simplified if I were able to directly use the functions
> from cfi_cmdset_0001.c.

> Are the functions available for any application to use, or are they
> only available for device drivers? 

The read/write/erase functionality of the chip driver is presented to 
userspace via the /dev/mtd[0123...] devices. Read and write work as 
expected, and there's an ioctl to perform an erase.

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dwmw2