From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail1.danielind.com ([12.19.96.6]) by imladris.mvhi.com with esmtp (Exim 2.12 #1) id 11pveT-0005yx-00 for mtd@imladris.mvhi.com; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 15:45:14 +0000 Message-ID: <3839651A.4D22A6F3@danielind.com> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:45:30 -0600 From: Vipin Malik MIME-Version: 1.0 To: MTD Subject: Reliability of FLASH data storage Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-mtd@imladris.demon.co.uk List-ID: Hi all, going through the list archive at the web site I did not find any discussion on the reliability of data storage during writes to FLASH. By reliability I mean, when data is being stored onto a flash sector, what happens when power is suddenly and without warning removed? I am thinking of using Linux in embedded systems for future (and current) projects. Reliable storage of data is very important in embedded systems. More important than speed of access etc. Of course cost is also very important- hence the desire to use a flash file system rather than IDE flash disk (which has its own reliability problems, as I found). would love to hear your guys thoughts on this issue. Reading the archive I got the impression that others are also using/thinking of using Linux in their embedded systems. Vipin _______________________________________________________________________________ Daniel Industries Houston, TX. ***All comments are my personal opinion and do not reflect the position of my company in any way.*** To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe mtd" to majordomo@infradead.org