Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:20:39 -0800 | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] util-linux-ng v2.17 (stable) |
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On 01/12/2010 01:37 AM, Jörn Engel wrote: > On Tue, 12 January 2010 00:19:24 -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >> >> I believe for Smartmedia the FTL is done host side, but that there is a >> standard-specified FTL (called CIS, Card Information System.) > > A CIS block/page is part of the FTL design. Not sure whether it also > lends its name to it. I'll just take your word for it. > > Whether the FTL is done host side depends on the card reader and your > definition of host side. Most old card readers implemented it in the > driver, but some newer ones prefer to export a usb mass storage > interface, thereby not requiring any driver CD. >
"Host side" in this case means "not on the card". The electrical interface to Smartmedia is, indeed, raw NAND.
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