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Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH] [MTD] [OneNAND] Add write-while-program operation
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Kyungmin Park wrote:
> Before comment the patch, I first wonder which mtd user can use this feature?

Well, UBI does large writes when it moves PEBs (for wear leveling or in response
to bit-flips), or for atomic LEB change, or when it updates volumes.

> To work correctly, the upper layer sends more than 2 pages write size.
> umm just override the write buffer in omap2. maybe assume mtdblock?

I am not sure what you mean here.