From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754067AbYLZVuY (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:50:24 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753132AbYLZVuN (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:50:13 -0500 Received: from terminus.zytor.com ([198.137.202.10]:53971 "EHLO terminus.zytor.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753136AbYLZVuM (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:50:12 -0500 Message-ID: <49555179.6010300@zytor.com> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:49:45 -0800 From: "H. Peter Anvin" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080501) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Pavel Machek CC: Theodore Tso , kernel list Subject: Re: SD/MMC cards: how crappy they are? References: <20081202144830.GB1549@ucw.cz> <493562A5.40308@zytor.com> <20081202165608.GD18162@mit.edu> <4935778E.1020405@zytor.com> <20081204103206.GD22396@elf.ucw.cz> <49382973.4000908@zytor.com> <20081226214625.GA25153@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> In-Reply-To: <20081226214625.GA25153@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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.