Re: [PATCH 2/5] mtd: block2mtd: Add support for specifying MTD write size and subpage shift

From: Pali RohÃr
Date: Mon Jun 05 2017 - 07:25:17 EST


On Monday 05 June 2017 13:23:22 Richard Weinberger wrote:
> Pali,
>
> Am 05.06.2017 um 13:21 schrieb Pali RohÃr:
> > On Friday 02 June 2017 18:13:02 Richard Weinberger wrote:
> >> Pali,
> >>
> >> Am 02.06.2017 um 17:43 schrieb Pali RohÃr:
> >>> 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...

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