Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/5] mtd: block2mtd: Add support for specifying MTD write size and subpage shift | From | Richard Weinberger <> | Date | Sun, 18 Jun 2017 12:11:40 +0200 |
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Pavel,
Am 18.06.2017 um 12:06 schrieb Pavel Machek: > Hi! > >>>>>> Am 02.06.2017 um 17:43 schrieb Pali Rohár: >>>>>>> It is needed for creating emulated devices suitable for using in UBI layer >>>>>>> and with UBIFS. >>>>>> >>>>>> Why? >>>>> >>>>> ubifs depends on write size of nand. And without those parameters as >>>>> specified in cover letter I'm unable to mount N900 rootfs image exported >>>>> via block2mtd. ubifs reject such image. >>>> >>>> Hmm, so you render block2mtd into a semi-NAND chip? :) >>> >>> Probably you can call it like that. But it is still MTD device... >> >> This is what I meant in my other mail. >> You add NAND specific properties but still denote it as MTD_RAM/ROM. >> I'm not sure whether this is a good idea. > > Can you suggest any other way for Pali to mount rootfs image on his > PC?
Are you my micro manager? ;-)
As stated in my other mail, we have nandsim and there is work going on to allow specifying arbitrary NAND sizes. An alternative approach can be found here: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/5/12/296
Thanks, //richard
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