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From: llandre <r&d2@dave-tech.it>
To: Ricard Wanderlof <ricard.wanderlof@axis.com>
Cc: Ram <vshrirama@gmail.com>, linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: Micron NAND support in linux MTD
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:21:25 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <47948035.8040903@dave-tech.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0801211105440.25733@lnxricardw.se.axis.com>

>> if JFFS2/MTD check first page only. Datasheet says:
>>
>> "The factory identifies invalid blocks before shipping by programming 
>> data other than FFh (x8) or FFFFh (x16) into the first spare location 
>> (column address 2,048 for x8 devices, or 1,024 for x16 devices) *of 
>> the first or second page of each bad block*."
> 
> The option of programming the second page is probably a last resort in 
> case the first page is so bad that it cannot be programmed at all, which 
> I would think is most unlikely.
I think your point is reasonable. I'd like to hear someone from Samsung 
or Micron to confirm your speculation ...


-- 
llandre

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  reply	other threads:[~2008-01-21 11:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-18 10:18 Micron NAND support in linux MTD llandre
2008-01-18 15:45 ` Ram
2008-01-21  9:51   ` llandre
2008-01-21 10:06     ` Ricard Wanderlof
2008-01-21 11:21       ` llandre [this message]
2008-01-21 11:45         ` Ricard Wanderlof

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