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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
Cc: Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu>, kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: SD/MMC cards: how crappy they are?
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:49:45 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <49555179.6010300@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081226214625.GA25153@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>

Pavel Machek wrote:
>> Also had a batch of cards which would silently "correct" the partition
>> table for you to align the partitions to its flash erase blocks.
> 
> Can you mention the manufacturer/model? Silendt data corruption is a
> nasty thing....

I would, if I remembered.  It was a few years ago.  All I can remember
now is that it wasn't one of the well-known brands like SanDisk or PQI.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.


  reply	other threads:[~2008-12-26 21:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-02 14:48 SD/MMC cards: how crappy they are? Pavel Machek
2008-12-02 16:30 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-12-02 16:56   ` Theodore Tso
2008-12-02 17:59     ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-12-04 10:32       ` Pavel Machek
2008-12-04 19:03         ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-12-26 21:46           ` Pavel Machek
2008-12-26 21:49             ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2008-12-26 22:39     ` Pavel Machek
2008-12-27  1:03       ` Ben Pfaff

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