Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:19:24 -0800 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] util-linux-ng v2.17 (stable) |
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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.
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