Re: [PATCH 3/6] UBI: Fastmap: Notify user in case of an ubi_update_fastmap() failure

[Richard Weinberger]

Am 08.12.2014 um 14:00 schrieb Tanya Brokhman:
>>>> Maybe the case you've described is powercut safe, but there can be other unsafe cases.
>>>> Let's stay on the safe side and be paranoid, it does not hurt.
>>>> If fastmap has proven stable we can start with tricky optimizations.
>>>
>>> I'm sorry that I'm being petty here but the commit msg states that you "notify the user in case of update fastamap failure". It says nothing about you failing ubi_wl_get_peb as
>>> well. And this is a major change. At least divide this into 2 patches (so I can disagree to the function failing and agree to the msg to user :) )
>>
>> With user I meant users of that function.
> 
> I still don't like it.
> Leaving this one for Artem... sorry

As I said, as soon we all consider fastmap mature and stable we can start with optimizations.
But as of now I want all logic to be on the safe side. This is how all fastmap code is designed.

Thanks,
//richard
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