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Subject: What does oob stand for in mtd.h?
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Greetings MTD subsystem developers,
I am wondering what oob stands for in mtd.h as a lot of functions are using it in their names. This would greatly need in me understanding the core of this subsystem if something points out what this stands for.
Regards and Thanks,
Nick