Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:23:26 +0200 | From | Jörn Engel <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2][MTD] Add support for > 2GiB MTD devices |
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On Fri, 29 August 2008 08:48:07 +0300, Artem Bityutskiy wrote: > On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 17:25 +0200, Jörn Engel wrote: > > > > Could be useful, I don't mind you sending a patch. However, does this > > means that MEMGETINFO64 or some other ioctl should not be done? Should > > flash_erase open, read and close 8 seperate files instead of doing a > > single ioctl? And should our support for large devices wait for the > > sysfs support that has been talked about and not done for about two > > years already? > > Up to dwmw2, but I do not mind if the answer to all the above questions > is "yes" :-)
Well, I personally think a "yes" to the last question would be utter madness. Whoever answers that should better come up with an alternative patch for sysfs support pronto.
Large flashes are not a one-off cases where a single manufacturer had a rather bizarre design. Their numbers will continually increase. And not supporting an ever-increasing class of hardware is simply not an option.
Jörn
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