From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: "Jörn Engel" <joern@logfs.org>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>, Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
util-linux-ng@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] util-linux-ng v2.17 (stable)
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:19:24 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B4C308C.6020804@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100112071931.GA18822@logfs.org>
On 01/11/2010 11:19 PM, Jörn Engel wrote:
> On Mon, 11 January 2010 15:05:42 +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
>>
>> Flash has special mapping layer, and does not care (SD/MMC), or is a
>> raw nand and can't be used as block device (smartmedia).
>
> Complete bullsh*t. Smartmedia can (and arguably must) be used as a
> block device and all devices you listed do care about alignment.
>
I believe for Smartmedia the FTL is done host side, but that there is a
standard-specified FTL (called CIS, Card Information System.)
-hpa
--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-12 8:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-01-08 9:33 [ANNOUNCE] util-linux-ng v2.17 (stable) Karel Zak
2010-01-08 21:43 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-01-08 22:40 ` Andreas Dilger
2010-01-08 23:33 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-01-11 6:36 ` Martin K. Petersen
2010-01-11 7:27 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-01-11 14:05 ` Pavel Machek
2010-01-11 16:52 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-01-11 20:17 ` Pavel Machek
2010-01-11 23:26 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-01-12 13:33 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2010-01-12 13:35 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2010-01-11 19:17 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2010-01-12 7:19 ` Jörn Engel
2010-01-12 8:19 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2010-01-12 9:37 ` Jörn Engel
2010-01-12 16:20 ` H. Peter Anvin
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